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''The Hidden Blade'' is a 2004 UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese historical drama film directed by Creator/YojiYamada, set in the mid-19th century during the decline of the samurai era.
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''The Hidden Blade'' is a 2004 UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese historical drama film directed by Creator/YojiYamada, set in the mid-19th century during the [[UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration decline of the samurai era.
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"The Hidden Blade" is a 2004 Japanese Historical Drama film directed by Creator/YojiYamada, set in the mid-19th century during the decline of the samurai era.
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
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''The Hidden
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword combat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlier in their life, unsure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword combat and boasts that he could of have defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlier in their life, unsure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
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Not to be confused with the 2023 Chinese spy drama film ''Hidden Blade'' (originally titled ''无名 Wú Míng'', or ''Anonymous'').
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Katagiri's collegues at work, shown to be of multiple presonality types as they undergo training for infantry and artilery procedures.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Katagiri's collegues colleagues at work, shown to be of multiple presonality personality types as they undergo training for infantry and artilery artillery procedures.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Katagiri jumps into action to keep take Kie away from her maltriting new family.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword conbat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlyer in their life, unure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one right as the story concludes.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword conbat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlyer in their life, unure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one right as the story concludes.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Katagiri jumps into action to keep take Kie away from her maltriting maltreating new family.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in swordconbat combat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlyer earlier in their life, unure unsure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one from Katagiri right as the story concludes.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one from Katagiri right as the story concludes.
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* ArrangedMarriage: This is a given for that time and place, Kie is married from one, Katagiri has his uncles promising him they will find a match for him.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree of prefering to die in combat and have his wife kill herself rather than taking his own life the honourable way.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree of prefering to die in combat and have his wife kill herself rather than taking his own life the honourable way.
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* ArrangedMarriage: This is a given for that time and place, Kie is gets married from one, one and Katagiri has his uncles promising him they will looking to find a find a match for him.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree ofprefering preferring to die in combat and have his wife kill herself rather than taking his own life the honourable honorable way.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree of
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"The Hidden Blade" is a 2004 Japanese Historical Drama film directed by Creator/YojiYamada, set in the mid-19th century during the decline of the samurai era.
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment. Katagiri discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
As societal changes unfold, another of Katagiri's friends, Yaichiro Hazama, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Katagiri in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Katagiri ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
The movie stars Creator/MasatoshiNagase, Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment. Katagiri discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
As societal changes unfold, another of Katagiri's friends, Yaichiro Hazama, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Katagiri in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Katagiri ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
The movie stars Creator/MasatoshiNagase, Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
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"The Hidden Blade" is a 2004 Japanese Historical Drama film directed by Creator/YojiYamada, set in the mid-19th century during the decline of the samurai era.
The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment. Katagiri discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
As societal changes unfold, another of Katagiri's friends, Yaichiro Hazama, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Katagiri in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Katagiri ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
The movie stars Creator/MasatoshiNagase, Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
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The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada.
Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment. Katagiri discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
As societal changes unfold, another of Katagiri's friends, Yaichiro Hazama, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Katagiri in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Katagiri ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
The movie stars Creator/MasatoshiNagase, Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
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* TheAce: Katagiri,
Kie, the housemaid,
As societal changes unfold, another of
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Katagiri's
The movie stars Creator/MasatoshiNagase, Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
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!Tropes for the film:
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Katagiri jumps into action to keep take Kie away from her maltriting new family.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword conbat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlyer in their life, unure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one right as the story concludes.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Shino.
* ArrangedMarriage: This is a given for that time and place, Kie is married from one, Katagiri has his uncles promising him they will find a match for him.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree of prefering to die in combat and have his wife kill herself rather than taking his own life the honourable way.
* ChasteHero: Katagiri seems to prefer his work and duty as a samurai over marriage.
* CloserToEarth: Hsi sister and her husband, Katagiri's best friend
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hazama is skilled in sword conbat and boasts that he could of defeated Katagiri during their demo match earlyer in their life, unure of his actual skill Katagiri becomes better by learning a new technique from his retired master.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Kie receives a bottled up one right as the story concludes.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Shino.
* ArrangedMarriage: This is a given for that time and place, Kie is married from one, Katagiri has his uncles promising him they will find a match for him.
* BrokenAce: Hazama. He boasts to Katagiri that he is better and should [[spoiler:have been the rightful receiver of the hidden blade technique from their master.]] Ultimately he is a resentful man who failed to accomplish his ambitions to the degree of prefering to die in combat and have his wife kill herself rather than taking his own life the honourable way.
* ChasteHero: Katagiri seems to prefer his work and duty as a samurai over marriage.
* CloserToEarth: Hsi sister and her husband, Katagiri's best friend
* {{Geisha}}: Hori, the chief retainer of the clan, is shown enjoying their company [[spoiler:as news of Hazama's death arrives]].
* HonorBeforeReason: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with in various ways.]]
* TheHero: Katagiri is the protagonist -- this is to the point that he rescues Kie and visits his old master.
* HonorBeforeReason: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with in various ways.]]
* TheHero: Katagiri is the protagonist -- this is to the point that he rescues Kie and visits his old master.
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The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada. Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment. Munezo discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
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The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his elderly mother, younger sister Shino, and their housemaid Kie. His sister gets married to his best friend Samon Shimada. Shimada.
Kie, the housemaid, is married into a merchant family where she experiences abuse and mistreatment.Munezo Katagiri discovers her plight and intervenes to save her. Despite their mutual feelings, their differing social statuses pose insurmountable challenges to their potential relationship.
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As societal changes unfold, Munezo's friend, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Munezo in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Munezo ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
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As societal changes unfold, Munezo's friend, another of Katagiri's friends, Yaichiro Hazama, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Munezo Katagiri in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Munezo Katagiri ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
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A 2004 Japanese Historical Drama written and directed by Creator/YojiYamada that has a samurai (Creator/MasatoshiNagase) trying to reclaim his family's honor after his later father's actions.
The movie also stars Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
It was released on October 30, 2004.
The movie also stars Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
It was released on October 30, 2004.
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The story follows Munezo Katagiri, a low-ranking samurai of honorable character, who serves a local lord in a rural area. He lives with his
As societal changes unfold, Munezo's friend, who was appointed to Edo for clan business, attempts a coup and is subsequently returned to their hometown as a prisoner, forbidden from committing seppuku. He manages to escape, placing Munezo in a difficult position. Forced to confront his loyalty and the changing world around him, Munezo ultimately faces the painful task of ending his friend's life.
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It was released on October 30, 2004.
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A 2004 Japanese Historical Drama written and directed by Creator/YojiYamada that has a samurai (Creator/MasatoshiNagase) trying to reclaim his family's honor after his later father's actions.
The movie also stars Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
It was released on October 30, 2004.
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* AlliterativeName:
** Samon Shimada.
** Katagiri Kanbee.
* CulturalCringe: Bakumatsu-era Japan is portrayed as turning its back on traditional Japanese culture in favor of the new European style. The general perception among the samurai is that Japanese culture is being proven inferior time and time again to European technology and customs. One Westernized Japanese man even organizes a footrace to prove the superiority of Western-style ''running'' over the Japanese style.
* EndOfAnAge: The shogunate's samurai is being forced to adopt Western weapons and tactics, even training to ''run'' in Western style. It's something of a {{Deconstruction}}, as the film portrays samurai culture as not nearly what's typically romanticized as: the lords and samurai are either corrupt or take HonorBeforeReason to stupid extremes. Protagonist Munezo Katagiri ultimately discards samuraihood altogether to become a tradesman, which also lets him marry his lower-caste sweetheart Kie.
* PeriodPiece: Takes place in 1860s Japan.
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The movie also stars Creator/TakakoMatsu, Creator/HidetakaYoshioka, Creator/YukiyoshiTabata, Creator/ReikoTakashima, Creator/KunieTanaka, Creator/ChiekoBaisho, and Creator/MinTanaka.
It was released on October 30, 2004.
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!Tropes for the film:
* AlliterativeName:
** Samon Shimada.
** Katagiri Kanbee.
* CulturalCringe: Bakumatsu-era Japan is portrayed as turning its back on traditional Japanese culture in favor of the new European style. The general perception among the samurai is that Japanese culture is being proven inferior time and time again to European technology and customs. One Westernized Japanese man even organizes a footrace to prove the superiority of Western-style ''running'' over the Japanese style.
* EndOfAnAge: The shogunate's samurai is being forced to adopt Western weapons and tactics, even training to ''run'' in Western style. It's something of a {{Deconstruction}}, as the film portrays samurai culture as not nearly what's typically romanticized as: the lords and samurai are either corrupt or take HonorBeforeReason to stupid extremes. Protagonist Munezo Katagiri ultimately discards samuraihood altogether to become a tradesman, which also lets him marry his lower-caste sweetheart Kie.
* PeriodPiece: Takes place in 1860s Japan.
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