Yōjirō Takita
Such Japanese depictions include numerous dramatizations, spanning many genres. Notably, Jirō Asada wrote a four-volume novel of the account, "Mibu Gishi-den". A film adaptation of Asada's work, directed by Yōjirō Takita, is known as "When the Last Sword Is Drawn". A ten-hour 2002 television "jidaigeki" based on the same novel starred Ken Watanabe.