When the Last Sword is Drawn

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When the Last Sword is Drawn

Postby Technomancer » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:03 am

Has anyone else seen this? It's a samurai movie, although far better than the usual. The movie flips between the Japan of the 1860's (and its civil war) and the same country in 1899, dealing with the reminsicences of two of the samurai who lived through those times. Ultimately, it's about how they met the changes that ended their way of life, and the choices that they made. It really is a great film.
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