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2003·Action·2h 17m
7.1
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.
Directed by Yojiro Takita
japan
samurai
civil war
based on novel or book
kyoto, japan
jidaigeki
edo period
humanity
shinsengumi
19th century
bakumatsu
boshin war

Cast

Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Hajime Saito
Yui Natsukawa
Yui Natsukawa
Shizu / Mitsu
Takehiro Murata
Takehiro Murata
Chiaki Ono
Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Nui
Yuji Miyake
Yuji Miyake
Jiroemon Ohno
Masato Sakai
Masato Sakai
Okita Soji
Atsushi Ito
Atsushi Ito
Young Chiaki Ono
Ryo Kase
Ryo Kase
Shûhei Kondô
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
Yasunoshin Shinohara
Eugene Nomura
Eugene Nomura
Hijikata Toshizō
Masayoshi Haneda
Masayoshi Haneda

Crew

Yojiro Takita
Yojiro Takita
Director
Takehiro Nakajima
Takehiro Nakajima
Screenplay
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Jiro Asada
Jiro Asada
Novel
Osamu Onodera
Osamu Onodera
Sound Recordist

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Ayeshoo
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn
saito, voiceover, watching yoshimura: he had killed. you could see that at a glance.

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saito: you don't want to die? what kind of samurai is that?
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yoshimura: **no one really wants to die. are you any different?

saito: i don't care. i'm only alive because no one will kill me.

yoshimura: i'm different. i kill because i don't want to die.

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yoshimura, to shizu: i owe my loyalty to you. and no one else.

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saito, to mitsu: my humble thanks, yoshimura-sensei.

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memory. legacy. ("legacy. what is a legacy? it's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see”). fondness that grows on you; a creeping moss. for old times sake.

music by joe hisaishi !!
saito, voiceover, watching yoshimura: he had killed. you could see that at a glance.

*

saito: you don't want to die? what kind of samurai is that?
**
yoshimura: **no one really wants to die. are you any different?

saito: i don't care. i'm only alive because no one will kill me.

yoshimura: i'm different. i kill because i don't want to die.

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yoshimura, to shizu: i owe my loyalty to you. and no one else.

*

saito, to mitsu: my humble thanks, yoshimura-sensei.

*

memory. legacy. ("legacy. what is a legacy? it's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see”). fondness that grows on you; a creeping moss. for old times sake.

music by joe hisaishi !!
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