When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Rating
Release Date
1/18/2003Runtime
137 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
$4,000,000Revenue
$2,487,338Homepage
-
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A meditation on duty and sacrifice set during Japan's turbulent Bakumatsu period, following a samurai caught between the demands of his family and the collapse of the world he knows. It's a character-driven historical drama that treats its subject with moral seriousness and emotional weight.
Mood
Themes
Tone
Pacing
Look
Structure
Heads up
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review When the Last Sword Is Drawn.
Recommendations
Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Feels similar
A similar mood · Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Covers similar ground
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Feels similar
Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Feels similar
A similar mood · Feels similar
Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Covers similar ground · Feels similar
Covers similar ground
Shares cast