When the Last Sword Is Drawn
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74% Critic Match

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

7.4 / 10 2003 2h 17mNR Japanese
ActionDramaHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Kanichiro Yoshimura

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yojiro Takita's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. When the Last Sword Is Drawn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker