The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)

Name: The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2022
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takako Matsu, Ky?ko Kagawa, Min Tanaka

1h 54m Japan

Drama History

Plot

Kawai Tsugunosuke, a samurai of the Makino clan in Nagaoka, grapples with the shifting tides of the Edo period's final days. Yearning for autonomy from feudal obligations, he envisions a neutral stance during the Boshin Civil War. However, his sense of loyalty and duty to his clan complicates his aspirations, forcing him to make a difficult choice. As the conflict escalates, Tsugunosuke must navigate the tension between his progressive ideals and the expectations of his role as a samurai, caught in a tumultuous era of change.

Cast

Koji Yakusho Tatsuya Nakadai Takako Matsu Ky?ko Kagawa Min Tanaka Kento Nagayama Kyoko Yoshine Ryota Bando Takaaki Enoki Daichi Watanabe Masahiro Higashide Kuranosuke Sasaki Hisashi Igawa Gaku Yamamoto Hidetaka Yoshioka