The Film
The Last Ronin
The Story
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.
Runtime
133 min
Released Dec 2010
Directed by
Shigemichi Sugita
Written byYōzō Tanaka
Gallery
The Stills.
