The Hidden Blade Review

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  4.0

  76

  out of 100

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  Though less powerful than Mr. Yamada's "Twilight Samurai" (2002), The Hidden Blade is an affecting portrait of the impact of profound change on people with limited options.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Village Voice Michael Atkinson

  Yamada's decidedly undazzling yet expressive filmmaking approaches classicism, from a sensei training session captured in one lengthy shot to the final showdown, seen with shifting points of view that suggest a relativist unease with the cut-and-dried judgments of war culture.

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