When the Last Sword Is Drawn

Name: When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2003-01-18
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Koichi Sato, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata, Miki Nakatani

20032h 17m

Action
Drama
History

TMDB rating 7.4TMDB124 votes

Overview

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

Directed by: Yojiro Takita
Written by: Takehiro Nakajima

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Cast

Kiichi Nakai
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Koichi Sato
Hajime Saito
Yui Natsukawa
Shizu / Mitsu
Takehiro Murata
Chiaki Ono
Miki Nakatani
Nui

Facts

Status: Released
Original title: 壬生義士伝
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $4M
Revenue: $2.5M
Production companies: Shochiku, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, dentsu, Eisei Gekijo, Culture Publishers, Iwate Broadcasting, IMAGICA, NIPPON EFFECT CENTER, Japan Action Enterprise