La espada oculta (2004)
Japón, siglo XIX. El declive de la casta guerrera de los Samurai y de los Shogun ha hecho mella en el pequeño feudo de Unasaka, situado en la costa del noroeste del país. El samurai Yaichiro Hazama se marcha a la lejana ciudad de Edo para hacerse cargo de un puesto muy importante de la organización del clan, mientras sus amigos samuráis, Munezo y Samon, vuelven al lugar en el que Munezo nació y creció. A pesar de su modesto sueldo consiguen vivir una vida placentera en la casa de la madre de Munezo junto con la hermana pequeña de éste y la hija de un vecino que es granjero, llamada Kie, que trabaja en la casa como empleada doméstica y espera poder conseguir marido. Durante los tres años siguientes fallece la madre de Munezo, Samon se casa con la hermana de Munezo, y Kie se casa con el hijo de una familia acomodada de mercaderes, los Iseya.
Directora:
Yoji Yamada
Escritores:
Yoji Yamada, 朝間義隆.
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永瀬正敏 as Munezô Katagiri |
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松たか子 as Kie |
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吉岡秀隆 as Samon Shimada |
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Yaichirô Hazama |
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Tomoko Tabata as Shino Katagiri |
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倍賞千恵子 as Mrs. Katagiri |
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田中邦衛 as Kanbê Katagiri |
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光本幸子 as Mrs. Iseya |
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Reiko Takashima as Hazama's Wife |
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斉藤奈々 as Bun |
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小林稔侍 as Kôda |
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緒形拳 as Chief Retainer Hori |
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田中泯 as Kansai Toda |
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綾田俊樹 as |
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神戸浩 as |
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山村嵯都子 as |
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笠井一彦 as |
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佐藤亮太 as |
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志乃原良子 as |
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Koichi Kira as |
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Toru Iwasu as |
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夏坂祐輝 as |
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小峰隆司 as |
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菅原司 as |
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Tamami Kaneko as |
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赤塚真人 as |
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小市慢太郎 as |
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北山雅康 as |
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松田洋治 as |
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近藤公園 as |
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Takashi Sasano as |
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泉祐介 as |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | 朝間義隆 | Screenplay |
| Production | 深澤宏 | Producer |
| Writing | 藤沢周平 | Original Story |
| Camera | 長沼六男 | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | 黒澤和子 | Costume Design |
| Editing | 石井巌 | Editor |
| Sound | 冨田勲 | Original Music Composer |
| Art | 西岡善信 | Art Direction |
| Production | 山崎康史 | Other |
| Sound | 浅梨なおこ | Sound Editor |
| Sound | 小野寺重之 | Music Producer |
| Sound | 帆苅幸雄 | Sound Effects |
| Directing | 花輪金一 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 田中幹人 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 黒川礼人 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 平松恵美子 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 前原康貴 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 伊藤匡史 | Assistant Director |
| Directing | 荒井雅樹 | Assistant Director |
| Art | 栩野幸知 | Gun Wrangler |
| Crew | 江川悦子 | Special Effects |
| Production | 山本一郎 | Producer |
| Production | 迫本淳一 | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | 中岡源権 | Gaffer |
| Art | 出川三男 | Production Design |
| Sound | 岸田和美 | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | 松田和夫 | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | 関口綾子 | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | ワタナベツバサ | Costume Design |
| Camera | 金田正 | Still Photographer |