The Last Samurai
Release Date: 1974-09-20
Rating : 7.8/10
Duration : 159 minutes
Genres : Drama, Action
Director : Kenji Misumi
Writer : Takeo Kunihiro, Kenji Misumi
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.
Cast
Hideki Takahashi
Ken Ogata
Teruhiko Saigō
Masaomi Kondo
Keiko Matsuzaka
Kiwako Taichi