The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (1974) is a drama, action film directed by Kenji Misumi rated 7.7/10.

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

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