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 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 Sōji Jirō Sakagami Taketoshi Naito : Sugi Hirazaemon Tōru Minegishi : Aizawa Asao Sano : Kingoro Yamaguchi Ryutaro Tatsumi : Takamori Saigo Kenji Imai : Togo Naoji
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