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.
Credits
The Hidden Blade Cast
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Character |
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Hiroshi Kanbe
He was 41, now 60 years old
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Toshiki Ayata
He was 55, now 73 years old
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Masatoshi Nagase
He was 39, now 57 years old
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as Munezô Katagiri |
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Takako Matsu
She was 28, now 46 years old
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as Kie |
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Kunie Tanaka
He was 72, now 91 years old
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as Kanbê Katagiri |
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Ken Ogata
He was 68, 71 years old when he died
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as Chief Retainer Hori |
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Reiko Takashima
She was 40, now 59 years old
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as Hazama's Wife |
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Mantarô Koichi
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Tomoko Tabata
She was 24, now 43 years old
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as Shino Katagiri |
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Takashi Sasano
He was 57, now 75 years old
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Hidetaka Yoshioka
He was 35, now 53 years old
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as Samon Shimada |
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Koen Kondo
He was 27, now 45 years old
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Nenji Kobayashi
He was 62, now 81 years old
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as Kôda |
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Chieko Baisho
She was 63, now 82 years old
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as Mrs. Katagiri |
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Kazuhiko Kasai
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Yoshiko Shinohara
She was 57, now 75 years old
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Koichi Kira
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa
He was 30, now 49 years old
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as Yaichirô Hazama |
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Tamami Kaneko
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Nana Saito
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as Bun |
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Tsukasa Sugawara
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Ryôta Satô
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Satoko Yamamura
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Sachiko Mitsumoto
She was 61, 69 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Iseya |
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Yuuki Natsusaka
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The Hidden Blade Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Shuhei Fujisawa as Original Story. Shuhei Fujisawa was 78 (70) years old when Shuhei Fujisawa died
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Writing |
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Yoshitaka Asama as Screenplay. He was 65 (now 83) years old
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Writing |
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Hiroshi Fukazawa as Producer. He was 34 (now 53) years old
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Production |
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Isao Tomita as Original Music Composer. He was 73 (70) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Iwao Ishii as Editor. |
Editing |
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Yoshinobu Nishioka as Art Direction. He was 83 (97) years old when He died
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Art |
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Yoji Yamada as Director. He was 74 (now 92) years old
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Directing |
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Yoji Yamada as Screenplay. He was 74 (now 92) years old
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Writing |
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Kazuko Kurosawa as Costume Design. She was 50 (now 69) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Gengon Nakaoka as Lighting Technician. He was 4 (now 15) years old
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Lighting |
