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The Last Samurai 2003 Directed by Edward Zwick

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

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.

Production Countries Japan , New Zealand , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Budget $140,000,000
Revenue $456,800,000
Release Date 5 December 2003
154 mins
Cast
Tom Cruise Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn Col. Benjamin Bagley
Koyuki Taka
Shin Koyamada Nobutada
Billy Connolly Zebulon Gant
Togo Igawa General Hasegawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura Emperor Meiji
William Atherton Winchester Rep
Chad Lindberg Winchester Rep Assistant
Scott Wilson Ambassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr. Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi Odate Omura's Companion
John Koyama Omura's Bodyguard
Shintaro Wada Young Recruit
Aoi Minato Magojiro
Seizō Fukumoto Silent Samurai
Shoji Yoshihara Sword Master
Kosaburo Nomura IV Kyogen Player #1
Takashi Noguchi Kyogen Player #2
Noguchi Takayuki Kyogen Player #3
Sven Toorvald Omura's Secretary
Yuki Matsuzaki Soldier in Street #1
Mitsuyuki Oishi Soldier in Street #2
Jiro Wada Soldier in Street #3
Yusuke Myochin Sword Master's Assistant
Hiroaki Amano Samurai Ensemble
Kenta Daibo Samurai Ensemble
Koji Fujii Samurai Ensemble
Makoto Hashiba Samurai Ensemble
Shimpei Horinouchi Samurai Ensemble
Takashi Kora Samurai Ensemble
Shane Kosugi Samurai Ensemble
Takeshi Maya Samurai Ensemble
Seiji Morita Samurai Ensemble
Lee Murayama Samurai Ensemble
Takeru Shimizu Samurai Ensemble
Shinji Suzuki Samurai Ensemble
Hisao Takeda Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichiro Yonekura Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichi Noguchi Samurai Ensemble
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