When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003 film by Yōjirō Takita
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7.4Kanichiro 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.
Released: 2003-01-18137 minDir: Yojiro TakitaAction, Drama, HistoryBudget: $4.0MBox office: $2.5M
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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
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2000s samurai films2002 films2002 Japanese filmsBoshin War filmsCultural depictions of Tokugawa YoshinobuFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms based on works by Jirō AsadaFilms directed by Yōjirō TakitaFilms scored by Joe HisaishiFilms set in BakumatsuPicture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winnersShochiku films