The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)
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.
Director:
Takashi Koizumi
Writer:
Takashi Koizumi
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Koji Yakusho as Kawai Tsugunosuke |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Makino Tadayuki |
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Takako Matsu as Suga |
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Kyōko Kagawa as |
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Min Tanaka as |
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Kento Nagayama as |
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Kyoko Yoshine as |
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Ryota Bando as |
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Takaaki Enoki as |
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Daichi Watanabe as |
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Masahiro Higashide as |
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Kuranosuke Sasaki as |
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Hisashi Igawa as |
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Gaku Yamamoto as |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka as |
| Directing | Takashi Koizumi | Director |
| Writing | Ryōtarō Shiba | Novel |
| Writing | Takashi Koizumi | Screenplay |
| Production | Shingo Sekine | Producer |
| Production | Tomoo Ito | Producer |
| Production | SUMIDA Setsuko | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Masato Yano | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Sayuri Ishikawa | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Mami Takaishi | Music Producer |
| Editing | Hideto Aga | Editor |
| Production | SATO Tatsuharu | Production Manager |
| Art | Tadashi Sakai | Production Design |
| Lighting | Hideaki Yamakawa | Lighting Director |
| Camera | Shoji Ueda | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hiroyuki Kitazawa | Director of Photography |