CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 2h 34m · R
The Last Samurai

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

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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.

Directed byEdward Zwick

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 34m
Language
EN
Released
December 5, 2003
Budget
$140,000,000
Revenue
$456,800,000
Studios
Radar PicturesBedford Falls ProductionsCruise/Wagner Productions

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio

Koyuki

Koyuki

Taka

Shin Koyamada

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Emperor Meiji

Creative team
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
Written by
John Logan
John Logan
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
Produced by
Tom Engelman
Paula Wagner
Paula Wagner

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