Kanichiro Yoshimura is a samurai and family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the low pay he receives from his small-town clan. He is forced by his love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
18th January 2003
23 years ago
2 hours 17 minutes
Finishes at 1:38am
$4,000,000 ($7,192,000 today)
Revenue $2,487,338
8 wins & 9 nominations total
7.4/10
74%
74%
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