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.
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
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding When the Last Sword Is Drawn itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
When the Last Sword Is Drawn holds position #75 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when When the Last Sword Is Drawn premiered alongside 84 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 17m runtime, production spent $29K per minute on screen and earned $18K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1482nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
87 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among Japan films.
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 |