Directed by:
Yōji YamadaCinematography:
長沼六男Composer:
Isao TomitaCast:
Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Tomoko Tabata, 倍賞千恵子, Ken Ogata, Nenji Kobayashi, 田中泯, Reiko Takashima, Toshiki Ayata (more)Plots(1)
Munezo Katagiri (Masatoshi Nagase), an honest and low ranking samurai is trapped in a state of personal and professional imbalance. Secretly in love with his family’s maid, Kie (Tomoko Tabata), Munezo begins an uneasy courtship with her, knowing that a relationship is impossible. Raised to respect traditions from the past and the demanding moral code of the samurai, circumstances have now forced Munezo to look to the future. Required to master western military strategies, particularly the art of artillery, Munezo is ordered to find and kill Yaichiro, a former friend, samurai, and brilliant swordsman. Munezo knows that he cannot beat Yaichiro with fire power alone, so he enlists the help of his old teacher, Kansai Toda, a master swordsman who entrusts Munezo with the secret and power of The Hidden Blade. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Masatoshi Nagase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576490_1c5fbc.jpg)
Masatoshi Nagase
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Sweet Red Bean Paste (2015)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Takako Matsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515859_60b3b4.jpg)
Takako Matsu
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Confessions (2010)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
![Hidetaka Yoshioka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/147/161147138_6e2d96.jpg)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Half a Confession (2004)
After the Rain (1999)
![Yukiyoshi Ozawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/304/166304900_27e8f6.jpg)
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
USA
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
![Tomoko Tabata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/526/159526282_bae459.jpg)
Tomoko Tabata
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Until the Lights Come Back (2005)
倍賞千恵子
Japan
Best movies:
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Our Mother (2008)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
![Ken Ogata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407738_427001.jpg)
Ken Ogata
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Nenji Kobayashi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
![田中泯](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/211/163211378_b839b5.png)
田中泯
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Perfect Days (2023)
![Reiko Takashima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/730/159730159_7245da.jpg)
Reiko Takashima
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Half a Confession (2004)
Bride of the Century (2014) (series)
![Toshiki Ayata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/851/166851305_2cad1a.jpg)
Toshiki Ayata
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Love and Honor (2006)
Be Sure to Share (2009)
![Takashi Sasano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/085/168085731_bv9gah.jpg)
Takashi Sasano
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
Our Mother (2008)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
![Koen Kondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/379/166379994_034dab.jpg)
Koen Kondo
Japan
Best movies:
Our Mother (2008)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Tokyo Family (2013)
光本幸子
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
田中邦衛
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Sanjuro (1962)
神戸浩
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Masayasu Kitayama
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Our Mother (2008)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Yôji Matsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Our Mother (2008)
Tokuhisa Yamashita
Japan
Best movies:
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Insight Into the Universe (2012)
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)