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The Last Samurai
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The Last Samurai

2003-12-05 · 154 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · Action · War

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.

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Directors
Edward Zwick
Production companies
Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 140,000,000
Revenue
USD 456,800,000

Top Cast

Tom CruiseTom CruiseNathan Algren
Ken WatanabeKen WatanabeMoritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy SpallTimothy SpallSimon Graham
Tony GoldwynTony GoldwynCol. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki SanadaHiroyuki SanadaUjio
KoyukiKoyukiTaka
Shin KoyamadaShin KoyamadaNobutada
Billy ConnollyBilly ConnollyZebulon Gant
Togo IgawaTogo IgawaGeneral Hasegawa
Shichinosuke NakamuraShichinosuke NakamuraEmperor Meiji
Masato HaradaMasato HaradaOmura
William AthertonWilliam AthertonWinchester Rep
Chad LindbergChad LindbergWinchester Rep Assistant
Scott WilsonScott WilsonAmbassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr.Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi OdateMasashi OdateOmura's Companion
John KoyamaJohn KoyamaOmura's Bodyguard
Satoshi NikaidoSatoshi NikaidoN.C.O.
Shintaro WadaYoung Recruit
Shun SugataShun SugataNakao

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