is a 1974 Japanese period drama film, directed by Kenji Misumi. It is based on Shà Âtarà  Ikenami's novel Sonootoko. The Last Samurai was Misumi's final film.
Set at the end of the Edo period in Kyoto. Sugi, a young samurai, finds a new father in the person of Ikemoto, from whom he learns the art of the sword (Mugai ryu). Ikemoto, a spy in the pay of the Tokugawa shogun, sensing that the end of the samurai world is near, implores Sugi to stay away from the political struggles and violent conflicts. However, Sugi makes friends with four samurai. A ruthless fate is waiting for them.