The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

154 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 5, 2003

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.

The Last Samurai

154 mins | Drama, Action, War | Dec. 5, 2003

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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Radar Pictures
Original title The Last Samurai
Directors Nilo Otero, Allen Kupetsky, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Edward Zwick
Writers Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, John Logan

Cast

Tom Cruise

as Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe

as Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall

as Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn

as Colonel Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Ujio

Koyuki

as Taka

Shin Koyamada

as Nobutada

Billy Connolly

as Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

as General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

as Emperor Meiji

Masato Harada

as Omura

William Atherton

as Winchester Rep

Chad Lindberg

as Winchester Rep Assistant

Scott Wilson

as Ambassador Swanbeck

Ray Godshall Sr.

as Convention Hall Attendee

Masashi Odate

as Omura's Companion

John Koyama

as Omura's Bodyguard

Satoshi Nikaido

as N.C.O.

Shintaro Wada

as Young Recruit

Shun Sugata

as Nakao

Sosuke Ikematsu

as Higen

Aoi Minato

as Magojiro

SeizĂ´ Fukumoto

as Silent Samurai

Shoji Yoshihara

as Sword Master

Kosaburo Nomura IV

as Kyogen Player #1

Takashi Noguchi

as Kyogen Player #2

Noguchi Takayuki

as Kyogen Player #3

Sven Toorvald

as Omura's Secretary

Yuki Matsuzaki

as Soldier in Street #1

Mitsuyuki Oishi

as Soldier in Street #2

Jiro Wada

as Soldier in Street #3

Hiroshi Watanabe

as Guard

Yusuke Myochin

as Sword Master's Assistant

Hiroaki Amano

as Samurai Ensemble

Kenta Daibo

as Samurai Ensemble

Koji Fujii

as Samurai Ensemble

Makoto Hashiba

as Samurai Ensemble

Shimpei Horinouchi

as Samurai Ensemble

Takashi Kora

as Samurai Ensemble

Shane Kosugi

as Samurai Ensemble

Takeshi Maya

as Samurai Ensemble

Seiji Morita

as Samurai Ensemble

Lee Murayama

as Samurai Ensemble

Takeru Shimizu

as Samurai Ensemble

Shinji Suzuki

as Samurai Ensemble

Hisao Takeda

as Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichiro Yonekura

as Samurai Ensemble

Ryoichi Noguchi

as Samurai Ensemble