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.
Title | The Last Samurai |
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Year | 2003 |
Genre | Drama, Action, War |
Country | New Zealand, United States of America |
Studio | Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions |
Cast | Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki |
Crew | Tom Engelman (Producer), Richard Solomon (Executive Producer), Vincent Ward (Executive Producer), Paula Wagner (Producer), Victor Du Bois (Editor), Edward Zwick (Producer) |
Keyword | japan, samurai, swordplay, general, sense of guilt, war veteran, sword, war crimes, loss of loved one, self-discovery, arms deal, homeland, katana, emperor, language barrier, mountain village, foreign legion, insurgence, mercenary, campaign, leader, war strategy, gettysburg, slaughter, soldier, period drama, alcoholic, u.s. soldier, japanese army, warrior, 19th century, war trauma |
Release | Dec 05, 2003 |
Runtime | 154 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.60 / 10 by 6,815 users |
Popularity | 43 |
Budget | 140,000,000 |
Revenue | 456,800,000 |
Language | English, 日本語 |