Basic Info
Release: September 20, 1974
Runtime: 159 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.8/10 (18 votes)
Status: Released
The Last Samurai
1974
159 min
⭐ 7.8/10
18 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Action
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Hideki Takahashi
Sugi Toranosuke
Ken Ogata
Nakamura Hanjiro
Teruhiko Saigō
Okita Soji
Masaomi Kondo
Iba Hachiro
Keiko Matsuzaka
Reiko
Kiwako Taichi
Ohide
Asao Sano
Ayako Honami
Toru Minegishi
Takahiro Tamura
Ikemoto Mohei
Taketoshi Naitō
Jūkei Fujioka
Crew
Kenji Misumi
Director
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay
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