The Last Samurai

Theatrical - Wide 2003-12-05

Cast Tom Cruise Timothy Spall Billy Connolly Tony Goldwyn Ken Watanabe Hiroyuki Sanada Shun Sugata Shin Koyamada Seizo Fukumoto Schichinosuke Nakamura Masato Harada Sosuke Ikematsu Aoi Minato
Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by John Logan

Genres: Adventure

Synopsis

Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country’s first army in the art of modern warfare.? As the?government attempts to eradicate the ancient Samurai warrior class?in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly?affected by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds,?with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

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9/10

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The Last Samurai

Posted 22 years ago

Review Date: Director: Edward Zwick Writer: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan Producers: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner Actors: Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren, Ken Wanatabe as Katsumoto, Tony Goldwyn as Benjamin Bagly Plot: An American Civil...

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