Last Days of the Samurai (1957)

Last Days of the Samurai

1957

Drama History

Synopsis

Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.

Credits

Director

Hiromichi Horikawa

Cast

Akira Kitchôji

Chikage Oogi as Omino

Ganjirō Nakamura II as Denemon Horiuchi

Matsumoto Hakuō I as Kuranosuke Oishi

Minosuke Yamada

Ryu Akizuki

Seiichi Arakawa

Senjaku Nakamura as Jurozaemon Isogai