The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Drama · 2004 · 2h 34m

Movie

7.6/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Tom CruiseNathan Algren
Ken WatanabeMoritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy SpallSimon Graham
Tony GoldwynCol. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki SanadaUjio
KoyukiTaka
Shin KoyamadaNobutada
Billy ConnollyZebulon Gant
Togo IgawaGeneral Hasegawa
Shichinosuke NakamuraEmperor Meiji
Masato HaradaOmura
William AthertonWinchester Rep
Chad LindbergWinchester Rep Assistant
Scott WilsonAmbassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr.Convention Hall Attendee

Information

Release date
9 January 2004
Director
Edward Zwick
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Runtime
2h 34m
Country of origin
United States

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