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In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior. - The Last Samurai
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Title: The Last Samurai

Release Date: 5 Dec 2003

Runtime: 2h 34m

Genre: Drama, Action, War

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.59 (6907 votes)

Cast

  • Nathan Algren: Tom Cruise
  • Moritsugu Katsumoto: Ken Watanabe
  • Simon Graham: Timothy Spall
  • Col. Benjamin Bagley: Tony Goldwyn
  • Ujio: Hiroyuki Sanada
  • Taka: Koyuki
  • Nobutada: Shin Koyamada
  • Zebulon Gant: Billy Connolly
  • General Hasegawa: Togo Igawa
  • Emperor Meiji: Shichinosuke Nakamura
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