The Last Samurai
(2003)
Overview
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare -- in this lush epic set in the 1870s, which finds Algren 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.
Tagline
In the face of an enemy, in the Heart of One Man, Lies the Soul of a Warrior.
Crew
| Director: | Edward Zwick |
| Writers: | John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz |
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Tom Cruiseas Captain Nathan Algren… 
Ken Watanabeas Katsumoto 
William Athertonas Winchester Rep 
Chad Lindbergas Winchester Rep Assist… |
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Production Companies
Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Radar Pictures Inc.
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