The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade Kakushi ken: Oni no tsume Film Poster Country Directed by Yôji Yamada Release Date 2004 Language Japanese Studio Mutsuo Naganuma Distributor Shochiku Main Cast Character Actor Munezo Katagiri Masatoshi Nagase Kie Takako Matsu Samon Shimada Hidetaka Yoshioka

The following weapons were used in the film The Hidden Blade:

Sharps 1874 Buffalo

Several foot soldiers use Sharps 1874 Buffalo.

Sharps 1874 Buffalo - .45-70 caliber

Soldiers ready their rifles.

Close Up.

Enfield Pattern 1853

Several Enfield Pattern 1853 rifles is seen in the arsenal. Soldiers carry these during training.

Enfield Pattern 1853 - .577 Ball

Rifles in the arsenal.

Tanegashima

Guards briefly handle Tanegashima muskets during training. Other muskets are seen in the arsenal.

Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus.

Short-barrelled "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus at the Ako Temple museum

Weapons in the arsenal.

Field Cannon

A field cannon was used during training.