Action ·Drama ·History · Japan · 2003 · 2h 17m

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

壬生義士伝

When the Last Sword Is Drawn poster
Director
Yojiro Takita
Cast
Kiichi Nakai as Kanichiro Yoshimura Koichi Sato as Hajime Saito Yui Natsukawa as Shizu / Mitsu Takehiro Murata as Chiaki Ono Miki Nakatani as Nui Yuji Miyake as Jiroemon Ohno
Crew
Takeshi Hamada — Director of Photography Nobuko Tomita — Editor Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer Takehiro Nakajima — Screenplay Jiro Asada — Novel Nozomu Enoki — Producer
Synopsis

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.

Trailer When the Last Sword Is Drawn — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japansamuraicivil warbased on novel or bookkyoto, japanjidaigekiedo periodhumanityshinsengumi19th centurybakumatsuboshin war
Key Collaborators
Yojiro Takita Director Takeshi Hamada Director of Photography Nobuko Tomita Editor Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer Takehiro Nakajima Screenplay Jiro Asada Novel Nozomu Enoki Producer Hideshi Miyajima Producer Kyōko Heya Production Design
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