The Hidden Blade (2004)
隠し剣 鬼の爪
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 84%, MC: 76) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Masatoshi Nagase as Munezô Katagiri
Takako Matsu as Kie
Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Yaichirô Hazama
Tomoko Tabata as Shino Katagiri
Chieko Baisho as Mrs. Katagiri
Kunie Tanaka as Kanbê Katagiri
Sachiko Mitsumoto as Mrs. Iseya
Is The Hidden Blade good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 131 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend. Wikipedia ↗
