The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

1974
2h 39m
7.6

7.6/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 狼よ落日を斬れ
Release Date September 20, 1974
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0123129

Cast

Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi

Sugi Toranosuke

Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata

Nakamura Hanjiro

Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō

Okita Soji

Masaomi Kondo
Masaomi Kondo

Iba Hachiro

Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka

Reiko

Kiwako Taichi
Kiwako Taichi

Ohide

Asao Sano
Asao Sano

Ayako Honami
Ayako Honami

Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi

Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura

Ikemoto Mohei

Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō

Jūkei Fujioka
Jūkei Fujioka

Key Crew

Kenji Misumi
Director
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay