The Last Samurai (1974 film)

The Last Samurai (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". The film is Kenji Misumi's last film.

Plot
Set 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.

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