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The Last Samurai
“In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.”
7.6 / 10• 2003• 2h 34m•R• English
DramaActionWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Lead
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Koyuki
Taka
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Zwick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Last Samurai is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
