Rating
Popularity9
Runtime2h 34m
Release DateDecember 5, 2003
Budget$140,000,000
Revenue$456,800,000
The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
Overview
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.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures(US)
Radar Pictures(US)
Bedford Falls Productions(US)
Cruise/Wagner Productions(US)
Shochiku Studio(JP)Status
Released
Original Language
English
Spoken Languages
English, Japanese
Age Rating
All Ages
Top Cast
Key Crew
ProducerPaula Wagner
ScreenplayEdward Zwick
ScreenplayMarshall Herskovitz
Director of PhotographyJohn Toll
ProducerMarshall Herskovitz
ProducerEdward Zwick
Videos & Trailers
Original Theatrical Trailer
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