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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)

Genre : Action, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 17M

Director : Yojiro Takita
Writer : Takehiro Nakajima

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.

Actors

Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Hajime Saito
Yui Natsukawa
Yui Natsukawa
Shizu/Mitsu
Takehiro Murata
Takehiro Murata
Chiaki Ono
Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Nui
Yuji Miyake
Yuji Miyake
Jiroemon Ohno
Masato Sakai
Masato Sakai
Okita Soji
Atsushi Ito
Atsushi Ito
Young Chiaki Ono
Ryo Kase
Ryo Kase
Shûhei Kondô
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
Yasunoshin Shinohara
Eugene Nomura
Eugene Nomura
Hijikata Toshizō

Crews

Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Director
Nobuko Tomita
Nobuko Tomita
Editor
Jiro Asada
Jiro Asada
Original Story
Takehiro Nakajima
Takehiro Nakajima
Screenplay
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Hamada
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

When the Last Sword is Drawn - OFFICIAL TRAILER - Japanese Samurai Epic

Posters and backgrounds

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