The Hidden Blade (Second of Samurai Trilogy), 2004
Japanese, historical drama
2hours 12minutes
5 Stars
This second of the three movies written and directed by Yoji Yamada and takes place in the 1860s shortly before the Meiji Restoration. Again, we have a sensitive, caring, and low-ranking samurai, Katagiri. There are some sub plots within the movie from love to betrayal, and the avengement of that betrayal. Kie is a young woman who came to the Katagiri household as a young girl where she learned to read and write, as well as becoming a proper lady though she was from a lower caste and married a merchant. Katagiri loves her but cannot marry out of his caste. There is the obligatory sword fight and then Katagiri discovers the deceit of the head of the castle, seeks revenge, then resigns his samurai status. As a farmer, he goes to Kie.
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