Where was The Hidden Blade filmed?

2004 film by Yōji Yamada

The Hidden Blade (2004) was filmed in Himeji Castle, Himeji, Tsuruoka, Kameoka, Iida, Kyōtango-shi and 6 more places, 12 places named in its Japanese Wikipedia’s スタッフ section, in Japan. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. Each place says where its claim comes from.

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