

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
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the hidden blade - Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)_trailer
Cast

Masatoshi Nagase
Munezô Katagiri

Takako Matsu
Kie

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Samon Shimada

Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yaichirô Hazama

Tomoko Tabata
Shino Katagiri

Chieko Baisho
Mrs. Katagiri

Kunie Tanaka
Kanbê Katagiri

Sachiko Mitsumoto
Mrs. Iseya

Reiko Takashima
Hazama's Wife

Nana Saito
Bun

Nenji Kobayashi
Kôda

Ken Ogata
Chief Retainer Hori
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