When the Last Sword Is Drawn

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

Theatrical poster for When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
Directed by Yōjirō Takita[1]
Produced by Nozomu Enoki
Hideji Miyajima
Written by Jiro Asada (story)
Takehiro Nakajima
Starring Kiichi Nakai
Koichi Sato
Yui Natsukawa
Takehiro Murata
Music by Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography Takeshi Hamada
Editing by Nobuko Tomita
Distributed by Shochiku
Release date(s) 2003
Running time 137 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese

When the Last Sword Is Drawn (壬生義士伝 Mibu Gishi Den?) is a 2003 Japanese movie directed by Yōjirō Takita loosely based on real historical events. When the Last Sword Is Drawn won the Best Film award at the 2004 Japanese Academy Awards, as well as the prizes for Best Actor (Kiichi Nakai) and Best Supporting Actor (Koichi Sato). It received a further eight nominations.[2]

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The film tells the story of two Shinsengumi samurai. One of them is Saitō Hajime (played by Koichi Sato), a heartless killer and the other is Yoshimura Kanichiro (played by Kiichi Nakai), who appears to be a money-grubbing and emotional swordsman from the northern area known as Nambu Morioka. The main storyline is set during the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, but it is told in a series of flashbacks as two characters reminisce. The themes include conflicting loyalty to the clan, lord, and family.

More than just a story of swordplay, it is the story of a man willing to do anything for the good of his family, even if it means never being able to see them.

Yoshimura (left) and Saito (right) are Shinsengumi

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