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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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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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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