The Last Samurai (2003)
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
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.
Cast
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Tom Cruise
as Nathan Algren
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Ken Watanabe
as Moritsugu Katsumoto
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Timothy Spall
as Simon Graham
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Tony Goldwyn
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
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Hiroyuki Sanada
as Ujio
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Koyuki
as Taka
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Shin Koyamada
as Nobutada
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Billy Connolly
as Zebulon Gant
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Togo Igawa
as General Hasegawa
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Shichinosuke Nakamura
as Emperor Meiji
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Masato Harada
as Omura
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William Atherton
as Winchester Rep
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Chad Lindberg
as Winchester Rep Assistant
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Scott Wilson
as Ambassador Swanbeck
- Ray Godshall Sr. as Convention Hall Attendee
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Masashi Odate
as Omura's Companion
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John Koyama
as Omura's Bodyguard
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Satoshi Nikaido
as N.C.O.
Crew
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Edward Zwick
Director
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John Toll
Director of Photography
- Victor Du Bois Editor
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Steven Rosenblum
Editor
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Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
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Tom Cruise
Producer
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Edward Zwick
Producer
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Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
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Paula Wagner
Producer
- Scott Kroopf Producer
- Tom Engelman Producer
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John Logan
Screenplay
