---
title: 'When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōjirō Takita'
released: '2002-11-04'
runtime_minutes: 137
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-last-sword-is-drawn-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359692/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002)

2002 · 137 min · Japan

Original title: 壬生義士伝

## Synopsis

When the Last Sword Is Drawn  is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Yōjirō 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 and Best Supporting Actor. It received a further eight nominations.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōjirō Takita](https://cinepixo.com/people/yojiro-takita)
- **Screenplay:** [Jirō Asada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiro-asada)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takeshi Hamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-hamada)

## Cast

- [Masato Sakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-sakai)
- [Kiichi Nakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiichi-nakai)
- [Yui Natsukawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yui-natsukawa)
- [Miki Nakatani](https://cinepixo.com/people/miki-nakatani)
- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)
- [Atsushi Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsushi-ito)

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