The Last Samurai poster
Screenplay John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Director Edward Zwick

The Last Samurai

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

Release Date: 2003-12-05

Duration: 154 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Tom Cruise
    Nathan Algren
  • Hiroyuki Sanada
    Ujio
  • Tony Goldwyn
    Col. Benjamin Bagley
  • Timothy Spall
    Simon Graham
  • Ken Watanabe
    Moritsugu Katsumoto
  • Billy Connolly
    Zebulon Gant
  • Chad Lindberg
    Winchester Rep Assistant
  • Koyuki
    Taka
  • Takeshi Maya
    Samurai Ensemble
  • William Atherton
    Winchester Rep