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Oba: The Last Samurai

Oba: The Last Samurai

20116.12h 8m

Overview

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.

Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama
Written by Don Jones, Cellin Gluck, Takuya Nishioka
Produced by Nobuyuki Iinuma, Thomas Nelson, Takuya Ito
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Top Cast

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Captain Oba

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Horiuchi

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Chieko Aono

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Toshio Kitami

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Haruko Okuno

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Saburo Bito

Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe

Suekichi Motoki

Sean McGowan

Sean McGowan

Captain Lewis

Daniel Baldwin

Daniel Baldwin

Colonel Pollard

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Colonel Wessinger

About Oba: The Last Samurai

Oba: The Last Samurai is a war, drama film released in 2011. Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama, it stars Yutaka Takenouchi, Toshiaki Karasawa, Mao Inoue. In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.

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