The Last Princess

The Last Princess

118 mins | Drama, Action, History | May 10, 2008

After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.

The Last Princess

118 mins | Drama, Action, History | May 10, 2008

The Last Princess
After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner Takezo (Matsumoto Jun) and his bumbling sidekick Shinhachi (Miyagawa Daiuske) hatch a daring plan to help transport the gold out of enemy terrain - in exchange for a share of the stash, of course. With assassins hot in pursuit, Yuki disguises as a male and ventures into the real world with Rukurota and her peasant companions, getting her first taste of danger, toil, and budding romance with the strong-minded and willful Takezo.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Dentsu, J Storm, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV), Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
Original title 隠し砦の三悪人
Directors Shinji Higuchi
Writers Kazuki Nakashima, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa