The Last Ronin
Dec 18 2010
•2h 13m
•Drama, History
16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission. His purpose is to find the families of the fallen samurais and spread the truth of the ronin uprising.
Cast
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Koji Yakusho
Magozaemon Senoo
Koichi Sato
Kichiemon Terasaka
Nanami Sakuraba
Kane
Koji Yamamoto
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