The Last Swordsman
1974, Japanese. Directed by Masanobu Deme.
Personal tale of Okita Soji who fights to survive in a world without pity in the merciless era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Masanobu DemeDirector
- Masao KusakariOkita Soji
- Kyoko MayaOchisa
- Shino IkenamiCast
- Shigeru KōyamaKiyokawa Hachiro
- Taiji TonoyamaCast
- Ichiro ArakiMurakami Shungoro
- Hōsei KomatsuSerizawa Kamo
- Jiro KawarazakiYamanami Keisuke
- Toshiyuki NishidaNagakura Shinpachi
- Shōji ŌkiHarada Sanosuke
- Kazunaga TsujiTodo Heisuke
- Naoyuki AsahinaInoue Genzaburo
Details
- Released
- 2 November 1974
- Original title
- 沖田総司
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yasuko Ōno
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The Last Swordsman runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Last Swordsman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Last Swordsman?
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Who directed The Last Swordsman?
The Last Swordsman (1974) was directed by Masanobu Deme and stars Masao Kusakari, Kyoko Maya, Shino Ikenami.