
The Last Swordsman
Action · Drama
Overview
Personal tale of Okita Soji who fights to survive in a world without pity in the merciless era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Top Cast


Masao Kusakari
Masao Kusakari
Okita Soji
Masao Kusakari
Okita Soji


Kyoko Maya
Kyoko Maya
Ochisa
Kyoko Maya
Ochisa


Shino Ikenami
Shino Ikenami
Shino Ikenami


Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
Kiyokawa Hachiro
Shigeru Kōyama
Kiyokawa Hachiro


Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama


Ichiro Araki
Ichiro Araki
Murakami Shungoro
Ichiro Araki
Murakami Shungoro


Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Serizawa Kamo
Hōsei Komatsu
Serizawa Kamo


Jiro Kawarazaki
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yamanami Keisuke
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yamanami Keisuke


Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Nagakura Shinpachi
Toshiyuki Nishida
Nagakura Shinpachi
Shōji Ōki
Shōji Ōki
Harada Sanosuke
Shōji Ōki
Harada Sanosuke
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