The Hidden Blade

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Kakushi ken oni no tsume
Directed by	Yoji Yamada
Produced by	Hiroshi Fukazawa
Written by	Yoshitaka Asama, Shuhei Fujisawa (novel), Shuuhei Fujisawa (stories), Yôji Yamada
Starring	Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Music by	Isao Tomita
Cinematography	Mutsuo Naganuma
Editing by	Iwao Ishii
Release date(s)	2004
Running time	132 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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The Hidden Blade (隠し剣鬼の爪, Kakushi Ken Oni no Tsume^?) is a 2004 film set in Japan in the 1860s. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yoshitaka Asama, Shuhei Fujisawa, and Yoji Yamada and also directed by Yamada.

The soundtrack is an original composition by Isao Tomita.

[edit] Awards

In addition to sixteen nominations^[1], the film garnered the following awards:

Award of the Japanese Academy for "Best Art Direction" to Mitsuo Degawa and Yoshinobu Nishioka
Hochi Film Award for "Best Actress" to Takako Matsu
Mainichi Film Concours for "Best Supporting Actress" to Tomoko Tabata