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The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
Genres
DramaActionWar
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$140000000
Revenue
$456800000
Runtime
154 min
Release Date
2003-12-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7090
Vote Average
7.592
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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.
Shintaro Wada
Young Recruit
Shun Sugata
Nakao
Sosuke Ikematsu
Higen
Aoi Minato
Magojiro
Seizō Fukumoto
Silent Samurai
Shoji Yoshihara
Sword Master
Kosaburo Nomura IV
Kyogen Player #1
Takashi Noguchi
Kyogen Player #2
Noguchi Takayuki
Kyogen Player #3
Sven Toorvald
Omura's Secretary
Yuki Matsuzaki
Soldier in Street #1
Mitsuyuki Oishi
Soldier in Street #2
Jiro Wada
Soldier in Street #3
Hiroshi Watanabe
Guard
Yusuke Myochin
Sword Master's Assistant
Hiroaki Amano
Samurai Ensemble
Kenta Daibo
Samurai Ensemble
Koji Fujii
Samurai Ensemble
Makoto Hashiba
Samurai Ensemble
Shimpei Horinouchi
Samurai Ensemble
Takashi Kora
Samurai Ensemble
Shane Kosugi
Samurai Ensemble
Takeshi Maya
Samurai Ensemble
Seiji Morita
Samurai Ensemble
Lee Murayama
Samurai Ensemble
Takeru Shimizu
Samurai Ensemble
Shinji Suzuki
Samurai Ensemble
Hisao Takeda
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichiro Yonekura
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichi Noguchi
Samurai Ensemble
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