The Last Samurai

1974 · 159 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 411 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Misumi

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,528 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 A Shochiku production
00:08:13 I'm going in.
00:13:07 You wanted to drown and die?
00:19:36 not far from here.
00:25:56 I wanted to see the classical
00:29:59 Let's go upstairs.
00:38:54 Shut up and keep on walking.
00:47:13 Some time ago
00:52:12 I have a lot to do here, in Kyoto.
00:56:54 Tokugawa sent men unskilled in swordsmanship
01:01:28 She's been too excited about seeing you.
01:06:02 Shut up!
01:10:18 I'll wrlte and tell him to go back to Edo.
01:19:01 - Sensei! Ikemoto-sama!
01:30:27 Hachiro...
01:38:28 They stay in the offices.
01:46:34 That's what I feel.
01:56:39 I'll take you back to Tsuya-san.
02:03:47 Me too
02:08:30 if you let me help you.
02:12:58 I'll look like I'm wearing a bird's nest on my head!
02:18:33 Will you have tea?
02:23:37 Yes, I killed him.
02:31:58 English Subtitles adapted by cinephage from various sources

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,528
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line02:31:58

Production Record

DirectorKenji Misumi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes411