The Last Ronin
Directed by: SUGITA Shigemichi
Cast: YAKUSHO Koji, SATO Koichi, FUBUKI Jun, IBU Masato, KATAOKA Nizaemon
Sixteen years after abandoning the 47 Ronin on the eve of their crucial mission, Seno Magozaemon (Yakusho Koji) finds his past coming back to haunt him while living deep in a vast forest. Having assumed the identity of an antiques dealer in order to guard his treacherous secret, Seno has a chance meeting with his old ally Terasaka Kichiemon (Sato Koichi), and attempts to safeguard his secret by silencing Terasaka forever. Meanwhile, the secret to Seno's shame resides with an adolescent girl from the forest named Kane.
2011 Color 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen 133 Mins.
Japanese with Optional English subtitles
|