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Feature film — 2003

The Last Samurai (2003)

7.62h 34mDrama — 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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A high-signal pick with 7,878 votes.

Radar Pictures / Bedford Falls Productions / Cruise/Wagner Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Edward Zwick

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Cast & crew

Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren

Tom Cruise

Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe as Moritsugu Katsumoto

Ken Watanabe

Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall as Simon Graham

Timothy Spall

Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn as Col. Benjamin Bagley

Tony Goldwyn

Col. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada as Ujio

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio

Koyuki as Taka

Koyuki

Taka

Shin Koyamada as Nobutada

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada

Billy Connolly as Zebulon Gant

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa as General Hasegawa

Togo Igawa

General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura as Emperor Meiji

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Emperor Meiji

Masato Harada as Omura

Masato Harada

Omura

William Atherton as Winchester Rep

William Atherton

Winchester Rep

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