HIDDEN BLADE, THE
	Original Title:  Kakushi-Ken: Oni no Tsume Company:  Shochiku Company Ltd. Production Year:  2004 Format:  16:9 Widescreen - Color - 131 mins - English Subtitles Cast:  TAKAKO Matsu, MASATOSHI Nagase, OGATA Ken Directed by:  YOJI Yamada Where to Buy:  www.kurotokagi.com
	From director Yamada Yoji (The Twilight Samurai) comes The Hidden Blade, another loving depiction of the bygone days of samurai heroism. Nagase Masatoshi stars as a samurai, whose adherence to his code of honor is tested by the forces around him. It is mid-nineteenth century Japan, and the way of the samurai is fading, as Western influences and corruption are slowly taking hold in Japan.

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