The Last Samurai
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.
Release Date
December 5, 2003Runtime
154 minDirected by
Edward Zwick, Nilo Otero, Allen Kupetsky, Jayne-Ann TenggrenScreenplay by
Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, John LoganStory by
John LoganLanguage
EnglishBudget
$140,000,000Revenue
$456,800,000Status
Released
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
Masashi Odate
Omura's Companion
John Koyama
Omura's Bodyguard
Satoshi Nikaido
N.C.O.
Shun Sugata
Nakao
Sosuke Ikematsu
Higen
Seizō Fukumoto
Silent Samurai
Takashi Noguchi
Kyogen Player #2
Yuki Matsuzaki
Soldier in Street #1
Hiroshi Watanabe
Guard
Shane Kosugi
Samurai EnsembleImages
Videos
The Last Samurai - Original Theatrical Trailer
The Last Samurai trailer
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The Last Samurai - Original Theatrical Trailer