The Last Samurai
1974, Japanese. Directed by Kenji Misumi.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 20 September 1974
- Original title
- 狼よ落日を斬れ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kenji Misumi, Takeo Kunihiro, Shotaro Ikenami
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The Last Samurai runs 159 minutes (2h 39m).
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The Last Samurai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 September 1974. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Last Samurai?
The Last Samurai (1974) was directed by Kenji Misumi and stars Hideki Takahashi, Ken Ogata, Teruhiko Saigō.