The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

159 mins | Drama, Action | Sept. 20, 1974

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.

The Last Samurai

159 mins | Drama, Action | Sept. 20, 1974

The Last Samurai
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 狼よ落日を斬れ
Directors Akira Masuda, Kenji Misumi
Writers Takeo Kunihiro, Shōtarō Ikenami, Kenji Misumi

Cast

Hideki Takahashi

as Sugi Toranosuke

Ken Ogata

as Nakamura Hanjiro

Teruhiko Saigō

as Okita Soji

Masaomi Kondo

as Iba Hachiro

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Reiko

Kiwako Taichi

as Ohide

Takahiro Tamura

as Ikemoto Mohei