The Last Samurai
2003/12/05 (US) | Drama, Action, War
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.
Edward Zwick
Screenplay
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay
John Logan
Screenplay
Edward Zwick
Director
Lead Cast
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
Budget
$ 140,000,000
Revenue
$ 456,800,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Radar Pictures
- Bedford Falls Productions
- Cruise/Wagner Productions
Crews
Paula Wagner
Producer
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Victor Du Bois
Editor
John Toll
Director of Photography
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer