Oba: The Last Samurai
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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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Cast
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Yutaka Takenouchi
Captain Oba
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Toshiaki Karasawa
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Sean McGowan
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Itsuji Itao
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Hideyuki Hirayama Director · Takuya Nishioka Screenplay Cellin Gluck Screenplay
Director
Hideyuki Hirayama
Screenplay
Takuya Nishioka
Screenplay
Cellin Gluck
Screenplay
Gregory Marquette
Writer
Don Jones
Composer
Takashi Kako
Cinematographer
Kōzō Shibazaki
Cinematographer
Garry Waller
Editor
Chieko Suzaki
Editor
James Munro
Production designer
Richard Lowe
Production designer
Katsumi Nakazawa
First release February 11, 2011 · Produced in Japan, Northern Mariana Islands · Languages English, Japanese
Production
TOHO
Production
Cine Bazar
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Protean Image Group
Production
dentsu
Production
Japan · Northern Mariana Islands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
太平洋の奇跡 -フォックスと呼ばれた男-
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 11, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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