

The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
Drama
Action
War
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
2003-12-05
Runtime:
2h 34m
Director:
Edward Zwick
Writer:
Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan
Top Cast

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
Official Videos

Original Theatrical Trailer
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