A slow and steady samurai flick a la john ford.

Webthe hidden blade moves at a glacial pace but tells a rich story with fully developed ideas and characters.

Webafter yaichiro escapes, munezo is ordered to prove his innocence from complicity by killing his old friend, and he seeks the help of his old teacher, the sword master kansai toda.

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Webhis old friend, yaichiro hazama, has been fomenting rebellion against the government, and katagiri must hunt him down and kill him.

The film uses humor throughout to balance the tone of the.

Nagase masatoshi stars as a samurai, whose adherence to his code of honor is tested by the forces around him.

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