Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)

  • NR
  • 02/11/2011 (JP)
  • War, Drama
  • 2h 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.

Hideyuki Hirayama

Director

Don Jones

Writer

Takuya Nishioka

Screenplay

Gregory Marquette

Screenplay

Cellin Gluck

Screenplay

Cast

Yutaka Takenouchi's headshot

Yutaka Takenouchi

Captain Oba
Toshiaki Karasawa's headshot

Toshiaki Karasawa

Horiuchi
Mao Inoue's headshot

Mao Inoue

Chieko Aono
Takayuki Yamada's headshot

Takayuki Yamada

Toshio Kitami
Tomoko Nakajima's headshot

Tomoko Nakajima

Haruko Okuno
Yoshinori Okada's headshot

Yoshinori Okada

Saburo Bito
Sadawo Abe's headshot

Sadawo Abe

Suekichi Motoki
Sean McGowan's headshot

Sean McGowan

Captain Lewis

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