The Last Samurai (1974 film)
The Last Samurai (Japanese: 狼よ落日を斬れ) also known as "Ōkami yo Rakujitsu o Kire" is a 1974 Japanese jidaigeki film, directed by Kenji Misumi. Based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel "Sonootoko".[1][2] The film is Kenji Misumi's last film.[3]
| The Last Samurai or Ōkami yo Rakujitsu o Kire | |
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| Directed by | Kenji Misumi |
| Screenplay by | Takei Kunihiro, Kenji Misumi |
| Based on | Shōtarō Ikenami's novel "Sonootoko" |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Shin’ichirō Ikebe |
| Distributed by | Shōchiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
Set in the end of Edo period in Kyoto. Toranosuke Sugi is a master of Mugai ryu sword. He makes friends with four guys (samurai), but ruthless fate is waiting for them.[4][5]
Cast
- Hideki Takahashi : Toranosuke Sugi
- Ken Ogata : Hanjirō Nakamura / Kirino Toshiaki
- Takahiro Tamura : Mohei Ikemoto
- Masaomi Kondō : Hachiro Iba
- Kiwako Taichi : Ohide
- Keiko Matsuzaka : Reiko
- Teruhiko Saigō : Okita Sōji
- Jirō Sakagami
- Taketoshi Naito : Sugi Hirazaemon
- Tōru Minegishi : Aizawa
- Asao Sano : Kingoro Yamaguchi
- Ryutaro Tastumi : Takamori Saigo
- Kenji Imai : Togo Naoji
References
- "狼よ落日を斬れ". BS TBS. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "狼よ落日を斬れ". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟・. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "映画監督 三隅研次". National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- "狼よ落日を斬れ". アマゾン. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "狼よ落日を斬れ". Eiga.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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