Film

The Last Samurai

2003 · 2h 34m · Drama · Action · War

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

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

65%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

• Edward ZwickScreenplay · Producer · Director
• Marshall HerskovitzScreenplay · Producer
• John LoganScreenplay · Story
• Paula WagnerProducer
• Scott KroopfProducer
• Tom CruiseProducer
• Tom EngelmanProducer
• Vincent WardExecutive Producer
• Charles MulvehillExecutive Producer
• Richard SolomonExecutive Producer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

December 5, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 34m

Rated

R

Budget

$140,000,000

Revenue

$456,800,000

Genres

Drama, Action, War

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