The Last Samurai (2003)
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
154 min
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.
- Release date
- November 20, 2003
- Country of origin
- Japan, United States
- Budget
- $140,000,000
- Box office
- $456,800,000
Trailer
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren
- Ken Watanabe as Katsumoto
- Billy Connolly as Zebulon Gant
- William Atherton as Winchester Rep
- Chad Lindberg as Winchester Rep Assistant
- Ray Godshall Sr. as Convention Hall Attendee
- Tony Goldwyn as Colonel Bagley
- Masato Harada as Omura
- Masashi Odate as Omura's Companion
- John Koyama as Omura's Bodyguard
Crew
- Edward Zwick · Director
- John Logan · Writer
- Edward Zwick · Writer
- Marshall Herskovitz · Writer
- Tom Cruise · Producer
- Tom Engelman · Producer
- Marshall Herskovitz · Producer
- Scott Kroopf · Producer
- Hans Zimmer · Composer
- John Toll · Cinematographer
- Victor Du Bois · Editor
- Steven Rosenblum · Editor
- Liz Mullane · Casting director
- Victoria Thomas · Casting director
- Lilly Kilvert · Production designer