The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)
Original title: 峠 最後のサムライ
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai is a 2022 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Takashi Koizumi, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Koji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai and Takako Matsu.
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.