2003
7.6 (7086 votes)
2h 34m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Action
War
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Shochiku Studio
Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Shochiku Studio
The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Paula Wagner, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Scott Kroopf, Tom Cruise, Tom Engelman
Screenplay: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan
Director of Photography: John Toll
Director: Edward Zwick
Story: John Logan
Top Cast
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