When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2002 · 137 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Yojiro Takita

Starring

Takehiro Murata, Ryo Kase, Kiichi Nakai, Masato Sakai, Yui Natsukawa, Hideaki Ito

Kanichiro Yoshimura, a samurai and husband and father, struggles to provide for his family on the meager stipend from his rural clan. Driven by love for his wife and children, he departs for the city seeking better‑paying work to sustain them. He wrestles with the warrior’s code and poverty, hoping his sacrifice will restore dignity to his family.