Drama ·History · Japan · 2022 · 1h 54m

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

峠最後のサムライ

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Cast

Koji Yakusho as Kawai Tsugunosuke Tatsuya Nakadai as Makino Tadayuki Takako Matsu as Suga Kyōko Kagawa as Min Tanaka as Kento Nagayama as

Crew

Shoji Ueda — Director of Photography Hiroyuki Kitazawa — Director of Photography Hideto Aga — Editor Takashi Koizumi — Screenplay Ryōtarō Shiba — Novel Shingo Sekine — Producer

Synopsis

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Makino clan of Nagaoka, dreamt of independence from the restraints of vassalship. Despite his progressive views and his desire for his estate to remain neutral during the Boshin Civil War, he was bound by loyalty and duty to the clan and was compelled to choose sides.

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