The Hidden Blade

Name: The Hidden Blade
Director: Yoji Yamada
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2004-10-30
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Tomoko Tabata

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.