The Hidden Blade (2004) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi

Posted on August 17, 2015

The Hidden Blade / Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)

Drama | Romance

An honest, low-ranking samurai, Munezo Katagiri finds himself buffeted by the confusion of old and new in mid-19th century Japan. Facing outside pressure, the Shogunate is trying to open Japan to the West and some carefully selected Western ways, while maintaining its fragile political base. Munezo, and his colleague Samon Shimada try to maintain their footing, paying heed to the demanding moral code of the samurai while also learning new military strategies, particularly the mastery of Western artillery. But Munezo also has a personal complication. He is secretly in love–so secretly, he may not even admit it to himself–with his family's maid, the sweet and beautiful country girl, Kie. His passion leads him to rescue Kie from a loveless marriage after she leaves his household; the samurai even shocks propriety by carrying away the low-caste young woman on his back. Just as Munezo starts to get his domestic situation in something to resembling order, Munezo hears devastating news. A comrade, Yaichiro Hazama, has been caught up in a plot in Edo. Their clan has sent the rebellious samurai home in the humiliating transport of a "prisoner's basket." Munezo comes under suspicion because he and Yaichiro, the clan's best swordsmen, shared a famed instructor, but Munezo refuses to cooperate with the chief retainer's witch hunt. Tension finally leads Munezo to confess his growing affection to Kie, a development that the young woman begins to hope will lead to the abandonment of caste structures. But before Munezo can realize his romantic destiny, Yaichiro escapes. Munezo is ordered to kill him, and the loyal, honorable samurai is faced with one final challenge to his principles.

Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Sachiko Mitsumoto, Tomoko Tabata
Director: Yôji Yamada

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The.Hidden.Blade.2004.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi

.Plot
TAGLINE……………….: The Hidden Blade
GENRE…………………: Drama | Romance
IMDb RATING……………: 7.8/10 (4,447 votes)
IMDb LINK……………..: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442286/

.Release.Info
ENCODER……………….: mengbo @ WiKi
RELEASE DATE…………..: 2015-08-16
RELEASE SIZE…………..: 7.97 GB
SOURCE………………..: 1080p HK Blu-ray AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1-DIY-Anitafayer

.Media.Info
RUNTIME……………….: 02:12:04
VIDEO CODEC……………: x264_L4.1 @ 8000 Kbps
RESOLUTION…………….: 1280×692
FRAME RATE…………….: 23.976 fps
AUDIO CODEC……………: Japanese DD 5.1 @ 640 Kbps
CHAPTERS………………: Yes

.x264.Info
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.1 @ pass2
x264 [info]: frame I:919 Avg QP:13.21 size:183724
x264 [info]: frame P:36130 Avg QP:15.61 size: 79989
x264 [info]: frame B:152926 Avg QP:17.22 size: 31814
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 1.0% 1.0% 3.9% 8.6% 13.9% 65.1% 5.1% 1.0% 0.3%

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