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The Last Samurai (1974)

★ 7.6/10 159 min Drama, Action Japan Japanese
Director: Kenji Misumi
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi Sugi Toranosuke
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata Nakamura Hanjiro
Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō Okita Soji
Masaomi Kondo
Masaomi Kondo Iba Hachiro
Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka Reiko
Kiwako Taichi
Kiwako Taichi Ohide
Asao Sano
Asao Sano
Ayako Honami

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