The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

Jun 17, 2022

1h 54m

★ 7.1

Overview

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Makino clan of Nagaoka, dreamt of independence from the restraints of vassalship. Despite his progressive views and his desire for his estate to remain neutral during the Boshin Civil War, he was bound by loyalty and duty to the clan and was compelled to choose sides.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Shochiku

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Trailers

Cast

Kawai Tsugunosuke

Koji Yakusho

Makino Tadayuki

Tatsuya Nakadai

Suga

Takako Matsu

Kyōko Kagawa

Min Tanaka

Kento Nagayama

Kyoko Yoshine

Ryota Bando

Takaaki Enoki

Daichi Watanabe

Masahiro Higashide

Kuranosuke Sasaki

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