The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

15
09/01/2004 (GB)
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.

  • Edward ZwickDirector, Screenplay
  • Marshall HerskovitzScreenplay
  • John LoganScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $140,000,000

  • Revenue

    $456,800,000

Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • swordplay
  • general
  • sense of guilt
  • war veteran
  • sword
  • war crimes
  • loss of loved one
  • self-discovery
  • arms deal
  • homeland
  • katana
  • emperor
  • language barrier
  • mountain village
  • foreign legion
  • insurgence
  • mercenary
  • campaign
  • war strategy
  • gettysburg
  • slaughter
  • soldier
  • period drama
  • alcoholic
  • u.s. soldier
  • japanese army
  • warrior
  • 19th century
  • war trauma
  • vindictive
  • intense
  • antagonistic

Top Billed 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

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Emperor Meiji

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