The Last Samurai (2003)

  • R
  • 12/01/2003 (US)
  • Drama, Action, War
  • 2h 34m

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

Overview

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.

John Logan

Screenplay, Story

Edward Zwick

Screenplay, Director

Marshall Herskovitz

Screenplay

Cast

Tom Cruise's headshot

Tom Cruise

Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe's headshot

Ken Watanabe

Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall's headshot

Timothy Spall

Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn's headshot

Tony Goldwyn

Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada's headshot

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio
Koyuki's headshot

Koyuki

Taka
Shin Koyamada's headshot

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada
Billy Connolly's headshot

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

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