The Last Warrior (1989)
"Coastwatcher" (original title)

The biggest Japanese destroyer "Yamato" is badly damaged in a battle and shall be repaired at a small island in the Pacific which is inhabited only by Gibb, an US American observation post,... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Wragge

Writer:

Martin Wragge (screenplay)

Stars:

Gary Graham, Maria Holvoe, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gary Graham	...	Gibb
Maria Holvoe	...	Katherine
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Imperial Marine
John Carson	...	Priest
Steven Ito	...	2nd Imperial Marine
Al Karaki	...	3rd Imperial Marine
Peggy Champion	...	Nun
Victoria Cooper	...	Nun
Ingrid Emsley	...	Nun
Pippa Duffy	...	Nun
Eva Davis	...	Nun
Sheryl Burton	...	Polynesian Girl

Storyline

The biggest Japanese destroyer "Yamato" is badly damaged in a battle and shall be repaired at a small island in the Pacific which is inhabited only by Gibb, an US American observation post, and a few aborigines with their priest. Gibb and young novice Katherine can flee, but are tracked by two Japanese soldiers. After Gibb kills one of them, the other seeks revenge in a sword duel.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | japan | sword fight | independent film

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1990 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

The Last Warrior

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Label Productions, Martin Wragge Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) battleship "Yamato" featured in this movie was a real Second World War Japanese ship. It was named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province. It was both the equal largest and equal heaviest battleships ever constructed. The "Yamato" was sunk on 7 April 1945, as is indicated in this film's closing credits. The wreck of the "Yamato" was discovered on 1 August 1985. The ship was the subject of and lent its name to the title of its own Japanese movie in 2005, called "Yamato" (aka Yamato).

User Reviews

A Good Film for a World War 2 Film Buff

I saw this movie a couple of times on an off-brand "network" TV and I found it pretty enjoyable to watch. I would highly recomend it to any fan of war or action/war movie IF they can't find anything better to rent or IF they happen to catch it on TV or in TV Guide. The film provides a descent balance of action and suspence and a very good portrait of the main Japanesse soldier. Perhaps the films strongest asset is how balanced it is. One gets a good dose of action, history, character devolopment and plot and even if any one of these aspects are not very strong taken by itself, as a whole it makes for a very worthwhile movie experiance. It is a shame that this film hasn't gotten much attention as it is definitly a lot better than some of the flotasm floating around out there.