Overview
Plot
American officer Nathan Algren is hired to train Japan's modern army, but he comes to respect the samurai and their code. Torn between duty and honor, he must decide whether to help destroy their way of life or fight to preserve it.
- Directors
- Edward Zwick
- Cast
- Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki, Shin Koyamada, Billy Connolly, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Masato Harada, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Scott Wilson, Ray Godshall Sr., Masashi Odate, John Koyama, Satoshi Nikaido, Shintaro Wada, Shun Sugata
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, Action, War
- Release date
- 2003-12-05
- Studios
- Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Last Samurai Plot and Cast
Nathan Algren, an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in modern warfare, finds himself respecting the samurai and the honorable principles they live by. As he is pressed to help destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become a warrior himself and fight for their right to exist.
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