The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003 • 2h 34m • ⭐ 3.5 • R • English

Action, War

About The Last Samurai

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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Cast & Crew

Directed by Edward Zwick

Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada

Produced by Cruise/Wagner Productions