Independent distributors Palisades Tartan have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Japanese director Yôji Yamada's award winning film The Hidden Blade (2004), starring Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu and Hidetaka Yoshioka. The preliminary release date set by the distributors is June 19th.
Note: Blu-ray.com has already reviewed the Hong Kong Blu-ray release of The Hidden Blade, courtesy of Panorama, here.
Munezo Katagiri (Masatoshi Nagase), an honest and low ranking samurai is trapped in a state of personal and professional imbalance. Secretly in love with his family's maid, Kie (Tomoko Tabata), Munezo begins an uneasy courtship with her, knowing that a relationship is impossible.