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The Last Samurai (2003)

Released Dec 5, 2003 · R · Drama, Action, War · 2h 34m

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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 Zwick

Director

John Logan

Screenplay

Edward Zwick

Screenplay

Ted Field

Executive Producer

Richard Solomon

Executive Producer

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Top billed 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

Ray Godshall Sr.

Convention Hall Attendee

Masashi Odate

Omura's Companion

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Keywords

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