The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Date of release
2003-12-05
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (7834)
Runtime
2h 34m
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Director
Edward Zwick

Casting

  • Tom Cruise — Nathan Algren
  • Ken Watanabe — Moritsugu Katsumoto
  • Timothy Spall — Simon Graham
  • Tony Goldwyn — Col. Benjamin Bagley
  • Hiroyuki Sanada — Ujio
  • Koyuki — Taka
  • Shin Koyamada — Nobutada
  • Billy Connolly — Zebulon Gant
  • Togo Igawa — General Hasegawa
  • Shichinosuke Nakamura — Emperor Meiji
  • Masato Harada — Omura
  • William Atherton — Winchester Rep

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