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The Last Samurai (2003)

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

  • Dec 5, 2003
  • 2h 34m
  • R

7.6/10

TMDB user score
7,881 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Last Samurai is a 2003 drama and action film directed by Edward Zwick. Its leading cast includes Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe and Timothy Spall. It runs for 2 hours 34 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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 34 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 7,881 TMDB votes

Official Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Tom Cruise Nathan Algren
  • Ken Watanabe Moritsugu Katsumoto
  • Timothy Spall Simon Graham
  • Tony Goldwyn Col. Benjamin Bagley
  • Hiroyuki Sanada Ujio
  • Koyuki Taka
  • Shin Koyamada Nobutada
  • Billy Connolly Zebulon Gant
  • Togo Igawa General Hasegawa
  • Shichinosuke Nakamura Emperor Meiji
  • Masato Harada Omura
  • William Atherton Winchester Rep
  • Chad Lindberg Winchester Rep Assistant
  • Scott Wilson Ambassador Swanbeck
  • Ray Godshall Sr. Convention Hall Attendee
  • Masashi Odate Omura's Companion
  • John Koyama Omura's Bodyguard
  • Satoshi Nikaido N.C.O.

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