The Last Samurai

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot

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.

Run Time

2h 39m

Original Title

狼よ落日を斬れ

Genre

Drama, Action

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Official Release Date

September 20, 1974

Available Via

Theatrical Release

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