Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kunie Tanaka
An honest, low-ranking samurai, Munezo Katagiri finds himself buffeted by the confusion of old and new in mid-19thcentury Japan. Facing outside pressure, the Shogunate is trying to open Japan to the W...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
Stats: 610 reviews
A long winded love story, to which becomes more enjoyable during the second half. Boredeom set in occasionally which surprised me because I?ve heard such good things about this film.
fantastic film. winner of 12 japanese academy awards, this one has a great ending. i liked the film even better after a second viewing when i was able to invest more in the story. the second of yamada's samurai trilogy, all 3 are essentially perfect films.
haven't seen a better film about the samurai, their customs and way of life. the central character katagiri has to deal with modernisation. while it is pushed upon him to learn the way of new western weapons history also becomes his enemy as he cannot show or feel the love he has...( read more)
This is an absolutely jaw-dropping brilliant film. This was from the 2005 Berlin International Film festival. And I will tell you at the start 5 Stars and its worth no less. A story of a Samurai, that mixes the traditions of a Samurai, along with the sword action, and Romance fo...( read more)
It was hard...very hard to sit still through this Japanese movie based upon honor and the cherish of the concealed and almost lost art of love, between a samurai, and a house servant .... to top it off...a rival swordsman of the star of the show is bound by honor even though h...( read more)
Another amazing samurai movie directed by, Yoji Tamada. While it doesn't pack any kind of emotional punch; as was the case with his other samurai movie 'The Twilight Samurai,' this one has humor, and is actually the more enjoyable to watch.
The perfect film to bring in those ...( read more)
another great movie.. but one thing bother me about Yamada, he always tell the same story in his movies.
Director Yoji Yamada has been writing and directing films since the 1960s, so it is no surprise at how much recognition The Hidden Blade receives in its home country of Japan.Let me get this out of the way. At first glance this movie is deceiving. The title is actuall
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