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.
Year: 2003
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki
Crew: Paula Wagner (Producer), Vincent Ward (Executive Producer), Edward Zwick (Screenplay), Marshall Herskovitz (Screenplay), Victor Du Bois (Editor), John Toll (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 154 minutes
Release: Dec 05, 2003
IMDb: 7.59/10 by 6,958 users
Popularity: 41
Country: United States of America, Japan, New Zealand
Language: English, 日本語
Budget: 140
Revenue: 456
Keyword : japan, samurai, swordplay, general, sense of guilt, war veteran, sword, war crimes, loss of loved one, self-discovery, arms deal, homeland, katana, emperor, language barrier, mountain village, foreign legion, insurgence, mercenary, campaign, war strategy, gettysburg, slaughter, soldier, period drama, alcoholic, u.s. soldier, japanese army, warrior, 19th century, war trauma
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