- HD 1080
- Runtime: 137m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Yojiro Takita
- Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Koichi Sato, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata, Miki Nakatani
- keywords: japan, samurai, based on novel or book, kyoto, japan, jidaigeki, edo period, humanity, 19th century, shinigami, bakumatsu
- Production_studio: Shochiku, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, dentsu, Eisei Gekijo, Culture Publishers, Iwate Broadcasting
- The When the Last Sword Is Drawn is featured in the top rankings of 2003
- #23 in Top Drama Movies of 2003
- #10 in Top Action Movies of 2003
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.