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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

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DramaActionWar

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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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Budget

$140000000

Revenue

$456800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

154 mins

Rating

7.593/10

Release Date

05 December 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Col. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio

Koyuki

Koyuki

Taka

Shin Koyamada

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Emperor Meiji

Masato Harada

Masato Harada

Omura

William Atherton

William Atherton

Winchester Rep

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg

Winchester Rep Assistant

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Ambassador Swanbeck

Ray Godshall Sr.

Ray Godshall Sr.

Convention Hall Attendee

Masashi Odate

Masashi Odate

Omura's Companion

John Koyama

John Koyama

Omura's Bodyguard

Satoshi Nikaido

Satoshi Nikaido

N.C.O.

Shintaro Wada

Shintaro Wada

Young Recruit

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Nakao

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Higen

Aoi Minato

Aoi Minato

Magojiro

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Silent Samurai

Shoji Yoshihara

Shoji Yoshihara

Sword Master

Kosaburo Nomura IV

Kosaburo Nomura IV

Kyogen Player #1

Takashi Noguchi

Takashi Noguchi

Kyogen Player #2

Noguchi Takayuki

Noguchi Takayuki

Kyogen Player #3

Sven Toorvald

Sven Toorvald

Omura's Secretary

Yuki Matsuzaki

Yuki Matsuzaki

Soldier in Street #1

Mitsuyuki Oishi

Mitsuyuki Oishi

Soldier in Street #2

Jiro Wada

Jiro Wada

Soldier in Street #3

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Guard

Yusuke Myochin

Yusuke Myochin

Sword Master's Assistant

Hiroaki Amano

Hiroaki Amano

Samurai Ensemble

Kenta Daibo

Kenta Daibo

Samurai Ensemble

Koji Fujii

Koji Fujii

Samurai Ensemble

Makoto Hashiba

Makoto Hashiba

Samurai Ensemble

Shimpei Horinouchi

Shimpei Horinouchi

Samurai Ensemble

Takashi Kora

Takashi Kora

Samurai Ensemble

Shane Kosugi

Shane Kosugi

Samurai Ensemble

Takeshi Maya

Takeshi Maya

Samurai Ensemble

Seiji Morita

Seiji Morita

Samurai Ensemble

Lee Murayama

Lee Murayama

Samurai Ensemble

Takeru Shimizu

Takeru Shimizu

Samurai Ensemble

Shinji Suzuki

Shinji Suzuki

Samurai Ensemble

Hisao Takeda

Hisao Takeda

Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichiro Yonekura

Ryoichiro Yonekura

Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichi Noguchi

Ryoichi Noguchi

Samurai Ensemble

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