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The Last Samurai (1974 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Last Samurai' also known as "kami yo Rakujitsu o Kire" is a 1974 Japanese jidaigeki film, directed by Kenji Misumi. Based on Shtar Ikenami's novel "Sonootoko". The film is Kenji Misumi's last film.
Plot
Set in the end of Edo period in Kyoto. Sugi, a young samurai found a new father in the person of Ikemoto from whom he learned the art of the sword (Mugai ryu). Ikemoto, a spy in the pay of the Tokugawa shogun and sensing the near end of the samurai world, implores Sugi to stay away from the political struggles and violent conflicts. Sugi makes friends with four guys (samurai), but ruthless fate is waiting for them.
Cast
* Hideki Takahashi : Toranosuke Sugi
* Ken Ogata : Hanjir Nakamura / Kirino Toshiaki
* Takahiro Tamura : Mohei Ikemoto
* Masaomi Kond : Hachiro Iba
* Kiwako Taichi : Ohide
* Keiko Matsuzaka : Reiko
* Jkei Fujioka as Murata
* Teruhiko Saig : Okita Sji
* Jir Sakagami
* Taketoshi Naito : Sugi Hirazaemon
* Tru Minegishi : Aizawa
* Asao Sano : Kingoro Yamaguchi
* Ryutaro Tatsumi : Takamori Saigo
* Kenji Imai : Togo Naoji
References
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