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The Last Samurai (1974 film)

The Last Samurai is a 1974 Japanese period drama film, directed by Kenji Misumi. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sonootoko. The Last Samurai was Misumi's final film.

Plot
Set at the end of the Edo period in Kyoto. Sugi, a young samurai, finds a new father in the person of Ikemoto, from whom he learns the art of the sword (Mugai ryu). Ikemoto, a spy in the pay of the Tokugawa shogun, sensing that the end of the samurai world is near, implores Sugi to stay away from the political struggles and violent conflicts. However, Sugi makes friends with four samurai. A ruthless fate is waiting for them. ==Cast==
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 • Jūkei Fujioka as Murata • Teruhiko Saigō : Okita SōjiJirō SakagamiTaketoshi Naito : Sugi Hirazaemon • Tōru Minegishi : Aizawa • Asao Sano : Kingoro Yamaguchi • Ryutaro Tatsumi : Takamori SaigoKenji Imai : Togo Naoji ==References==
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