The Hidden Blade (2004)
2004 film by Yōji Yamada
- Released
- 23 October 2004
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Samurai film
- Director
- Yōji Yamada
- Screenplay
- Yoshitaka Asama, Yōji Yamada
- Producer
- Hiroshi Fukazawa
- Music
- Isao Tomita
- Cinematography
- Mutsuo Naganuma
- Editing
- Iwao Ishii
- Starring
- Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Min Tanaka, Nenji Kobayashi, Tomoko Tabata, Takako Matsu, Reiko Takashima, Kunie Tanaka
- Running time
- 132 minutes
- Production company
- Shochiku
- Distributor
- Shochiku, Netflix
Cast
- Masatoshi Nagase
- Hidetaka Yoshioka
- Min Tanaka
- Nenji Kobayashi
- Tomoko Tabata
- Takako Matsu
- Reiko Takashima
- Kunie Tanaka
- Chieko Baishō
- Ken Ogata
- Sachiko Mitsumoto
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Nominations
- Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
- Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year
Series
- Preceded by: The Twilight Samurai
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1065568 (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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