Story of movie When The Last Sword Is Drawn : When the Last Sword Is Drawn (????? Mibu Gishi Den) is a 2002 Japanese movie directed by Y?jir? 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 (K?ichi Sat?). It received a further eight nominations.
| When the Last Sword Is Drawn | |
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Theatrical poster for When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) | |
| Directed by | Y?jir? Takita |
| Produced by | Nozomu Enoki Hideji Miyajima |
| Screenplay by | Takehiro Nakajima |
| Based on | When the Last Sword Is Drawn by Jiro Asada |
| Starring | Kiichi Nakai K?ichi Sat? Yui Natsukawa Takehiro Murata |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Takeshi Hamada |
| Edited by | Nobuko Tomita |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Box office | $2,487,338 |
Screenplay
The film tells the story of two Shinsengumi samurai. Sait? Hajime (played by K?ichi Sat?) is a heartless killer. Yoshimura Kanichiro (played by Kiichi Nakai) appears to be a money-grabbing 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 the two men reminisce. The themes include conflicting loyalty to the clan, lord, and family.
More than just 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.
- Kiichi Nakai — Yoshimura Kanichiro
- K?ichi Sat? — Sait? Hajime
- Yui Natsukawa — Shizu/Mitsu
- Takehiro Murata — Ono Chiaki
- Miki Nakatani — Nui
- Yuji Miyake — Ohno Jiroemon
- Eugene Nomura — Hijikata Toshizo
- Masato Sakai — Okita Soji
- Atsushi It? — Young Chiaki Ono
- Kanji Tsuda — ?kubo Toshimichi
- Hideaki It? — Tokugawa Yoshinobu
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