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The Last Samurai

75.90% | December 5, 2003 | 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.

Featured Crew

Paula Wagner
Producer
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Edward Zwick
Screenplay

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