Oba: The Last Samurai

Oba: The Last Samurai

128 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 11, 2011

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.

Oba: The Last Samurai

128 mins | Drama, War | Feb. 11, 2011

Oba: The Last Samurai
In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Dentsu, Cine Bazar, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Protean Image Group
Original title 太平洋の奇跡 -フォックスと呼ばれた男-
Directors Kazuhiro Yoshida, Inthira Sawantrat, J. Stephen Buck, Hiroshi Chôno, Kazuko Shingyoku, Katsuro Onoue, Cellin Gluck, Hideyuki Hirayama
Writers Gregory Marquette, Don Jones, Cellin Gluck, Takuya Nishioka

Cast

Yutaka Takenouchi

as Captain Oba

Toshiaki Karasawa

as Horiuchi

Mao Inoue

as Chieko Aono

Takayuki Yamada

as Toshio Kitami

Tomoko Nakajima

as Haruko Okuno

Yoshinori Okada

as Saburo Bito

Sadawo Abe

as Suekichi Motoki

Sean McGowan

as Captain Lewis

Daniel Baldwin

as Colonel Pollard

Treat Williams

as Colonel Wessinger

Itsuji Itao

as Kinbara

Ken Mitsuishi

as Nagata

Tokio Emoto

as Ikegami

Yoshimasa Kondo

as Banno

Toshiya Sakai

as Akio Baba

Bengal

as Kazuo Oshiro

Matthew R. Anderson

as Captain Grabbias

Russell Geoffrey Banks

as US Soldier

Ian Brown

as Flamethrower Marine

Lloyd Buckley

as Cpl. Marks

Mike Dunn

as Breezy / Radioman

Adrian Fagerlund

as St. MeatBall

Harlan Glenn

as Sgt. Munroe

James Judd

as Lt. Lang

Brendano Lee

as U.S. Soldier

Daniel Parino

as Pvt. Kellem

Ken Streutker

as Col. Nelson

Satoko Tsuji

as Japanese Nurse

Jordi Vilasuso

as Sgt. Trouble

Manel Soler

as US. Soldier