In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
The Last Samurai
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Edward Zwick
- Written by
- John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
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
Chad Lindberg
Winchester Rep Assistant
Scott Wilson
Ambassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr.
Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi Odate
Omura's Companion
Details
- Released
- December 5, 2003
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $140,000,000
- Box office
- $456,800,000
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