The Last Samurai (1974 film)
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The Last Samurai is a 1974 Japanese period drama film, directed by Kenji Misumi. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sonootoko. The Last Samurai was Misumi's final film.
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Shōtarō Ikenami
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Shōtarō Ikenami was a Japanese author. He wrote a number of historical novels. He won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960. Many of his historical novels were adapted for TV and cinema.
The Last Samurai (1974 film)
…The Last Samurai (Japanese: 狼よ落日を斬れ, Hepburn: Ōkami yo Rakujitsu o Kire) is a 1974 Japanese period drama film, directed by Kenji Misumi. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sonootoko. The Last Samurai was Misumi's final film. Set at the end of the Edo period in Kyoto. Sugi, a young samurai, finds a new father in…
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