The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)

Other name: 峠 最後のサムライ Toge: Saigo no Samurai Toge: The Last Samurai Touge: The Last Samurai

Description

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.

Adapted from the novel "Toge: Saigo no Samurai" (峠 最後のサムライ) by Shiba Ryotaro (司馬遼太郎).

Director: Koizumi Takashi [小泉堯史]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2022

Genre: Drama; Historical; Novel; Samurai;