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The Last Samurai

78 %|Sep 20, 1974|Drama, Action

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.

Featured Crew

Kenji Misumi
Director
Shōtarō Ikenami
Story
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Kenji Misumi
Screenplay
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Masao Kosugi
Director of Photography
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Akira Inomata
Associate Producer