Japan Synopsis
壬生義士伝
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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. When the Last Sword Is Drawn sits at position #75.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with When the Last Sword Is Drawn. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When the Last Sword Is Drawn premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 17m runtime, production spent $29K per minute on screen and earned $18K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,391 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #602 of 1,714 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 17m |
| Release Date | January 18, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0359692 |