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.
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The Last Samurai Cast
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Character |
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Ryutaro Tatsumi
He was 69, 84 years old when he died
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Ken Ogata
He was 37, 71 years old when he died
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as Nakamura Hanjiro |
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Tôru Abe
He was 57, 76 years old when he died
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Masaomi Kondo
He was 32, now 82 years old
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as Iba Hachiro |
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Keiko Matsuzaka
She was 22, now 71 years old
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as Reiko |
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Teruhiko Saigō
He was 27, now 77 years old
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as Okita Soji |
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Takahiro Tamura
He was 46, 77 years old when he died
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as Ikemoto Mohei |
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Tôru Minegishi
He was 31, 65 years old when he died
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Kiwako Taichi
She was 30, 48 years old when she died
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as Ohide |
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Hideki Takahashi
He was 25, now 24 years old
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as Toranosuke |
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Kenji Imai
He was 79, 91 years old when he died
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Asao Sano
He was 49, now 98 years old
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Jûkei Fujioka
He was 40, 57 years old when he died
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The Last Samurai Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kenji Misumi as Director. He was 53 (54) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kenji Misumi as Screenplay. He was 53 (54) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Shōtarō Ikenami as Story. He was 51 (67) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Takeo Kunihiro as Screenplay. |
Writing |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Masao Kosugi as Director of Photography. He was 52 (92) years old when He died
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Camera |
