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Hidden Blade DVD

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Release Date: 8/8/2006
Original Release: 2006
Format: DVD
Length: 132 minutes
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: Some violent material
UPC: 842498020203
Studio: Genius Productions, Inc.

Directed by:

Yoji Yamada

Featuring:

Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masatoshi Nagase, Tomoko Tabata

Categories:

Sports/Recreation, Martial Arts, Samurai, Theatrical Release, Family Life, Friendships, Family Crises

	Description

	Set in the mid-19th century, HIDDEN BLADE follows a samurai named Yaichiro on a journey away from his family and to Edo, Japan. Needed there for work, Yaichiro has no choice but to leave his loved ones behind to be looked after by his close friends and fellow samurais Munezo and Samon. What happens in his absence forms the substance of the film.

	DVD Features

	NTSC Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Japanese Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

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	Awards

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	Technical Specifications

	Color - Color

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Average Rating: Number of Reviews: 3 (view all)

Posted on July 8, 2007

Reviewed by: Luis Pedron

The Hidden Blade is in the samurai genre interspersed with a controversial love story. Starting with a light hearted intro about the lives of low ranking samurais. They all lived simple lives until...
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Posted on August 23, 2006

Reviewed by: AJ

If American period pieces have become dull, somber affairs as of late, they're being kept alive everywhere else in the world, and Yôji Yamada's The Hidden Blade is a fine example of how to revive and...
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Posted on July 4, 2006

Reviewed by: Jarrod

The Hidden Blade' is really a disgrace to all samurai films, and the Asian action genre as a whole. This is a pacified, feminized, movie that emphasizes romance over bloodshed, and subjects its...
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