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Takuya Shiba

Takuya Shiba

88 (1937-04-01)
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan


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The Last Samurai 1974 (7.8)

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.


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Miyamoto Musashi 1973 (7.1)

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.


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Tora-san's Love Call 1971 (8)

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.


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