The Last Samurai
159 mins
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.
Akira Masuda
Assistant Director
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
Sachio Obi
Sound Mixer
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Hideo Kobayashi
Sound Recordist
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Akira Inomata
Associate Producer
Rei Miura
Lighting Technician
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Masao Kosugi
Director of Photography
