The Last Ronin

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.

Director: Shigemichi Sugita

Cast: Koji Yakusho, Koichi Sato, Hitomi Miyauchi, Koji Yamamoto, Jun Fubuki, Kunie Tanaka, Masatô Ibu, Yoshi Oida

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.