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
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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
Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Cinematography
John Toll
Music
Hans Zimmer
Editor
Victor Du Bois
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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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
Edward Zwick
Director, Screenplay, Producer
John Logan
Screenplay, Story
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay, Producer
Tom Cruise
Producer
Paula Wagner
Producer
Scott Kroopf
Producer
Tom Engelman
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
John Toll
Director of Photography
Victor Du Bois
Editor
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Richard Solomon
Executive Producer
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer
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