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06/24/06
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Hidden Blade (2006)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:27
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: A slow and steady samurai flick a la John Ford that brings emotions and psychology to an epic-scale adventure.
Theatrical Release:Jun 23, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Munezo Katagiri (Masatoshi Nagase), an honest and low ranking samurai is trapped in a state of personal and professional imbalance. Secretly in love with his family’s maid, Kie (Takako Tabata),... [More]
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Director: Yoji Yamada
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12/06/05
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01/20/07
Good, but a bit of a snorer.
06/24/06
It's a pretty simple tale, but -- true to his Western influences -- Yamada slows down the action and stretches it out to a prize-winning length.
07/13/06
This overly staid film seems to cry out for a climactic, cathartic dose of wild, passionate unpredictability that the director is never fully willing to indulge.
09/16/05
Back to the woodshed with this dull blade!
09/26/05
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09/30/06
Hidden Blade works, then, as that rare, intellectually stirring historical pageant, but also as a deeply emotional, satisfying samurai movie, one of the crown jewels of the genre.
03/01/07
[R]eminded me of one of [John] Ford's more elegiac Westerns
06/22/06
a totally immersive experience
09/28/06
Yoji Yamada redefines the words 'cinematic perfection' with a film that looks and feels like a true classic.
06/23/06
Both epic and intimate, this impassioned samurai drama is for anyone who's ever watched a movie and muttered, 'They just don't make 'em like they used to.'
06/23/06
An exceptional portrait of a samurai warrior who is a nurturing male.
09/15/05
Allows us the privilege of observing the samurai in the culture's death-throes without Hollywood-style histrionics.
06/14/06
The Hidden Blade is worthy of being loved by foreign film buffs and samurai film geeks alike.
05/06/06
An affecting portrait of the impact of profound change on people with limited options.
07/01/06
Top CriticA tenacious survival tale in which passionate lovers are held apart by outmoded traditions. How they overcome obstacles to happiness is what makes the film so dramatically engaging.
07/14/06
A character-driven, martial arts adventure more concerned with motivations than karate moves.
07/07/07
Yamada's film is old-fashioned in the very best sense. He is a great story teller and director of actors.
07/03/06
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