The Hidden Blade (2004)
- Original title
- 隠し剣 鬼の爪
- Directed by
- Yōji Yamada
- Genre
- drama film, action film, samurai cinema
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 127 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A low-ranking samurai in 1860s Japan must reconcile his duty to his clan with his personal morals. He navigates shifting social structures while dealing with a missing friend and a forbidden romance.
slow-burnmelancholicrestrainedquietly tensegroundedsomberreflectiveunderstated
What happens
The Hidden Blade (隠し剣 鬼の爪, Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume; literally "Hidden Blade: Oni's Claw") is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai (2002), based on a short story by Shūhei Fujisawa. The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Mind And Body (2004)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.