THE HIDDEN BLADE (KAKUSHI KEN: ONI NO TSUME) (Variety)

Nov 01, 2004 12:00 a.m. - Yahoo! News: Entertainment - Movies

Variety - Veteran helmer Yoji Yamada smoothly trumps his previous "The Twilight Samurai" (2002) with "The Hidden Blade," another deft dovetailing of stories by Shuhei Fujisawa. With interest high, following the extraordinary local success of "Samurai" (plus its foreign film Oscar nom last year), this Tokyo fest opener looks set for meaty Japanese B.O., especially given lead thesp Masatoshi Nagase's heart-throb status. Offshore, pic could improve on its predecessor's performance in specialized release.

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