When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)

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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.

• Released: 2003-01-18
• Genres: Action, Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 17m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 124 votes

Directed by Yojiro Takita.

Top 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
• Masato Sakai as Okita Soji
• Atsushi Ito as Young Chiaki Ono
• Ryo Kase as Shûhei Kondô
• Keisuke Horibe as Yasunoshin Shinohara

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