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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- Action
- Drama
- War
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.
Keywords
- soldier
- mercenary
- 19th century
- insurgence
- loss of loved one
- sword
- period drama
- intense
- emperor
- alcoholic
- japan
- war veteran
- war crimes
- swordplay
- katana
- warrior
- meditative
- u.s. soldier
- sense of guilt
- leader
- self-discovery
- samurai
- homeland
- foreign legion
- arms deal
- celebratory
- language barrier
- general
- mountain village
- campaign
- war strategy
- gettysburg
- slaughter
- japanese army
- war trauma
- inspirational
- racial harmony
- cultural pride
- going native
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 5, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Japanese
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America, New Zealand
- Cast
- Tom Cruise,Ken Watanabe,Timothy Spall,Tony Goldwyn,Hiroyuki Sanada,Koyuki,Shin Koyamada,Billy Connolly,Togo Igawa,Shichinosuke Nakamuraand 38 more
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Producer
- Tom Engelman,Richard Solomon,Vincent Ward,Paula Wagner,Edward Zwick,Tom Cruise,Marshall Herskovitz,Scott Kroopf,Charles Mulvehill,Ted Field
- Cinematography
- John Toll
- Music
- Hans Zimmer
- Budget
- $140,000,000
- Revenue
- $456,800,000
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0325710