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The Last Samurai (2003)

Dec 5, 2003 · 2h 34m

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

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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Top cast

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

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