Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Kenji Misumi |
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Written by: | Kenji Misumi & Takeo Kunihiro |
Release date: | 1974-09-20 |
Runtime: | 159 minutes |
Cast:
Hideki Takahashi
Sugi Toranosuke
Sugi Toranosuke
Ken Ogata
Nakamura Hanjiro
Nakamura Hanjiro
Teruhiko Saigō
Okita Soji
Okita Soji
Masaomi Kondo
Iba Hachiro
Iba Hachiro
Keiko Matsuzaka
Reiko
Reiko
Kiwako Taichi
Ohide
Ohide
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Also known as:
- Les derniers Samourais
- The Last Samurai
- Wolf, Chop the Setting Sun!