The Hidden Blade

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.

Drama Romance

Masatoshi Nagase

(Munezô Katagiri)

Takako Matsu

(Kie)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

(Samon Shimada)

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

(Yaichirô Hazama)

Tomoko Tabata

(Shino Katagiri)

Chieko Baisho

(Mrs. Katagiri)

Kunie Tanaka

(Kanbê Katagiri)

Sachiko Mitsumoto

(Mrs. Iseya)

Reiko Takashima

(Hazama's Wife)

Nana Saito

(Bun)

Nenji Kobayashi

(Kôda)

Ken Ogata

(Chief Retainer Hori)

Min Tanaka

(Kansai Toda)

Toshiki Ayata

Hiroshi Kanbe

Satoko Yamamura

Kazuhiko Kasai

Ryota Sato

Yoshiko Shinohara

Koichi Kira

Toru Iwasu

Yuuki Natsusaka

Ryuji Komine

Tsukasa Sugawara

Tamami Kaneko

Makoto Akatsuka

Mantaro Koichi

Masayasu Kitayama

Youji Matsuda

Koen Kondo

Takashi Sasano