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The Last Samurai

76% | Dec 05, 2003 | Drama, Action, War

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.

Featured Crew

Edward Zwick
Director
John Logan
Screenplay

Cast

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Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
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Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
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Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
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Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley

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