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Mibu gishiden

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Mibu gishiden
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2hrs 23min
Release:
2002
Director:
Yojiro Takita
Distributor:
Fox Lorber
Starring:
Koichi Sato, Kiichi Nakai, Miki Nakatani
Synopsis: When the Last Sword Is Drawn opens in Tokyo in 1899, when an elderly man, Saito (Koichi Sato), brings his young grandson to see a local doctor, Ono (Takehiro Murata). Saito notices an old photo of a samurai in the doctor's home and asks him about it. As it turns out, the photo is of Yoshimura (Kiichi Nakai of Warriors of Heaven and Earth), and both men had a strong connection to him. Saito and Ono take turns reminiscing about their experiences, and the film flashes back 30 years to the tumultuous ... Full Synopsis
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Josh Ralske, AMG Review

Yojiro Takita's When the Last Sword Is Drawn, like The Last Samurai and The Twilight Samurai, deals with the last days of feudal Japan and the consolidation of the emperor's power through the force of rifles and cannons. One of the film's strong points is the complexity of its lead character, Yoshimura (very well played by Kiichi Nakai), a modest sensei and expert swordsman who faces humiliation or

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