Re: Meaning of "Last" in movies and books?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lisa Morgendunst) wrote:

> Why the use of "last" in titles such as Last Tycoon, Last Western,
> Last whatever when clearly the person or subject at hand is clearly
> not the last?

Presumably you're referring to "Last Samurai."  All you have to know is 
that in Japanese, a noun can be singular or plural.