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.[1] Based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel "Sonootoko".[2][3] The film is Kenji Misumi's last film.[4][5]
| The Last Samurai or Ōkami yo Rakujitsu o Kire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kenji Misumi |
| Screenplay by | Takei Kunihiro, Kenji Misumi |
| Based on | Shōtarō Ikenami's novel "Sonootoko" |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Distributed by | Shōchiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editSet 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.[6][7][8][9]
Cast
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "Kenji Misumi: Midnight Eye Roundup".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "映画監督 三隅研次とは". コトバンク. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "狼よ落日を斬れ". アマゾン. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "狼よ落日を斬れ". Eiga.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "狼よ落日を斬れ". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "狼よ落日を斬れ". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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