Movie·2003·2h 34m
The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Paula Wagner, Vincent Ward
Cinematography
John Toll
Music
Hans Zimmer
Editor
Victor Du Bois
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
7,496 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
· 4 services
Buy
· 3 servicesStreaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
Cast
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
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
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
Masato Harada
Omura
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
Satoshi Nikaido
N.C.O.
// crew
Crew
Paula Wagner
Producer
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Edward Zwick
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay, Producer
Victor Du Bois
Editor
John Toll
Director of Photography
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer
John Logan
Screenplay, Story
Scott Kroopf
Producer
Tom Cruise
Producer
Richard Solomon
Executive Producer
Tom Engelman
Producer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
// more like this
You Might Like
Film6.1Iron Mask
2019
Iron Mask
2019
FilmCoin Laundry
2016
Coin Laundry
2016
Film6.9Starman
1984
Starman
1984
Film7.5Glory
1989
Glory
1989
Film6.9The Jacket
2005
The Jacket
2005
Film6.5Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Film5.1Pulse
2006
Pulse
2006
Film6.8Two Irenes
2017
Two Irenes
2017
Film6.9The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Film6.0Jack Frost
1998
Jack Frost
1998
Film4.5Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Film7.1The Rock
1996
The Rock
1996