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Mibu gishi den (2003) -- When a poor southern swordsman joins an elite band of warriors, his pragmatic approach clashes with their rigid code of honor. A great Samurai story directed by Oscar winner, Yojiro Takita.
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Overview

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7.6/10   1,877 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jiro Asada (story)
Takehiro Nakajima (writer)
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Release Date:
18 January 2003 (Japan) more
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Plot:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the... more | add synopsis
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4 wins & 8 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Kiichi Nakai ... Kanichiro Yoshimura
Kôichi Satô ... Hajime Saito
Yui Natsukawa ... Shizu / Mitsu
Takehiro Murata ... Chiaki Ono
Miki Nakatani ... Nui
Yûji Miyake ... Jiroemon Ohno
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yoshinori Hiruma ... Shinpachi Nagakura
Keisuke Horibe ... Yasunoshin Shinohara
Atsushi Itô ... Young Chiaki Ono
Hideaki Ito ... Yoshinobu Tokugawa
Ryo Kase ... Shuhei Kondo
Momo Nakayama ... Young Mitsu Yoshimura

Eugene Nomura ... Toshizo Hijikata
Ayumu Saitô ... Ito
Masato Sakai ... Soji Okita
Sansei Shiomi ... Isamu Kondo
Sora Tôma ... Kaichiro Yoshimura
Kôji Tsukamoto ... Sonoyama
Dai Watanabe
Tatsuo Yamada ... Sasuke
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Directed by
Yôjirô Takita 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jiro Asada  story
Takehiro Nakajima  writer

Produced by
Nozomu Enoki .... producer
Hideji Miyajima .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joe Hisaishi 
 
Cinematography by
Takeshi Hamada 
 
Film Editing by
Nobuko Tomita 
 
Production Design by
Kyôko Heya 
 
Sound Department
Osamu Onodera .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tatsuya Osada .... gaffer
 
Other crew
Yuta Morokaji .... action choreographer: tate
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Japan:143 min | South Korea:104 min (heavily cut)
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The title "Mibu gishi den" literally means "Story of the Righteous Samurai of Mibu," and alludes to the "Ako gishi," better known in the West as the 47 Ronin. more

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12 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Great movie, 4 February 2004
9/10
Author: Daimon from Portuga, Aveiro

A great movie about samurais, full of historical details and deep feelings, is a story of a brave samurai that put´s love and family first.But when samurai code and family mixed together, emerges a number of moral questions like honor and loyalty and how thin is the line that separates the traitor from the hero.Society in hour days seems different but people still use political and religion arguments to convince others to serve their thirst for power.On the end what really matters is love and some of us learn that by the hard way.

;) "A must see masterpiece"

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