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The Last Samurai

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7.591/10(6,837 ratings)

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.

12-05-2003
2h 34m
The Last Samurai
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Main Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Col. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio

Koyuki

Koyuki

Taka

Shin Koyamada

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Edward Zwick
Production:
Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions
Revenue:
$456,800,000
Budget:
$140,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Edward Zwick
Screenplay:
John Logan
Screenplay:
Edward Zwick
Screenplay:
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer:
Tom Cruise

Locations and Languages

Country:
NZ; US
Filming:
NZ; US
Languages:
en