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2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

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.

Credits

Director

Yojiro Takita

Producers

Nozomu Enoki , Hideshi Miyajima

Writer

Takehiro Nakajima

Cinematographer

Takeshi Hamada

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Cast

Kiichi Nakai , Koichi Sato , Yui Natsukawa , Takehiro Murata , Miki Nakatani , Yuji Miyake , Masato Sakai , Atsushi Ito , Ryo Kase , Keisuke Horibe

Studios

dentsu , TV Tokyo , Shochiku , TV Osaka , IMAGICA , Japan Action Enterprise , Eisei Gekijo , Culture Publishers , Iwate Broadcasting , NIPPON EFFECT CENTER

Genres

Drama Action History

Posters

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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) international poster - US
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) character poster - US
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) teaser poster - US
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) imax poster - US
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