Back The Hidden Blade German شمشیر پنهان Persian La Servante et le Samouraï French Rejtett penge Hungarian Kakushi ken oni no tsume Italian 隠し剣 鬼の爪 Japanese 숨겨진 검, 오니노츠메 Korean Катылуу кылыч Kirghiz Скрытый клинок Russian Kakushiken Oninotsume Vietnamese
| The Hidden Blade | |
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| Directed by | Yōji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoshitaka Asama Yōji Yamada |
| Story by | Shūhei Fujisawa |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Fukazawa |
| Starring | Masatoshi Nagase Takako Matsu Yukiyoshi Ozawa |
| Cinematography | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Isao Tomita |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $8,043,781[1] |
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.