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Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume

Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume

2004Movie⏱️ 2h 12mR
DramaHistoryRomance
7.6
IMDB Rating
7,560 votes

A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend.

Director
Yôji Yamada
Writers
Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama, Shûhei Fujisawa
Stars
Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Release Date
October 30, 2004
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 13
Nominations
💬 35
Reviews
📋 13.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
as Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu
Takako Matsu
as Kie
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Samon Shimada
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
as Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata
Tomoko Tabata
as Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baishô
Chieko Baishô
as Mrs. Katagiri
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
as Kanbê Katagiri
👤
Toshiki Ayata
👤
Hiroshi Kanbe
as Naota
👤
Sachiko Mitsumoto
as Mrs. Iseya

💰 Box Office

$8,043,781
Worldwide Gross
$38,147
Domestic Gross
$4,466
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Japan
Production
Eisei Gekijo, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.

🏷️ Keywords

1860ssamurai actionsuicidejapanhostage

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDramaHistoryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A Samurai rescues a maid from her husband's family and prepares to fight a rebel using the dark technique ¨Hidden Blade¨
by ma-cortes2018-11-12
7/10

"Prestigious recounting marked by evocative production design , unflinching plot , intense drama and fatalistic atmosphere . It is an incredibly detailed vision in its own right . Yôji Yamada masterful retelling of Samurai films transports the tale to XIX Japan and the world of Samurai . It stars a19th Century samurai , held in low esteem due to an action by his late father who committed suicide by seppuku . Well set , as it takes place during the time of change of the mid-19th Century ; as it is set in the fictional Unasaka domain . It resembles the real area of Yamagata prefecture which is in..."

💡 Did You Know?

This movie is the second installment to director Yôji Yamada Samurai trilogy. 'The Twilight Samurai' being the first, 'Love and honor' being the third.

📖 Synopsis

A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend.