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When the Last Sword Is Drawn

MOVIE • 2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.7/5Votes: 125
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Top Cast

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

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

…

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Yoshinori Hiruma

Shinpachi Nagakura

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Yoshinobu Tokugawa

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Theatrical release date: January 18, 2003

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

January 18, 2003

Runtime

137 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$2,487,338

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