The Last Samurai

Drama, Action, War

2003

R | 154 minutes

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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.

Cast

Tom Cruise image
Tom Cruise
Ken Watanabe image
Ken Watanabe
Timothy Spall image
Timothy Spall
Tony Goldwyn image
Tony Goldwyn
Hiroyuki Sanada image
Hiroyuki Sanada
Koyuki image
Koyuki
Shin Koyamada image
Shin Koyamada
Billy Connolly image
Billy Connolly
Togo Igawa image
Togo Igawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura image
Shichinosuke Nakamura
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The Last Samurai
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