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. false 2018-11-14 17:41:13 The Last Samurai Edward Zwick John Logan Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz John Logan Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz plugin://plugin.video.youtube/play/?video_id=QZpQrc0R6J0 plugin://plugin.video.youtube/play/?video_id=kJ27kgmhI6Q 7.588 2003 GB-15 tt0325710 616 2003-12-05 2003-12-05 66 154 In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior. New Zealand United States of America Drama Action War Warner Bros. Pictures Radar Pictures Bedford Falls Productions Cruise/Wagner Productions japan samurai swordplay general sense of guilt war veteran sword war crimes loss of loved one self-discovery arms deal homeland katana emperor language barrier mountain village foreign legion insurgence mercenary campaign leader war strategy gettysburg slaughter soldier period drama alcoholic u.s. soldier japanese army warrior 19th century war trauma /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/library/41/41b65012e811b40a86f5cd453737a3ed/poster.jpg /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/library/41/41b65012e811b40a86f5cd453737a3ed/backdrop.jpg Tom Cruise Nathan Algren Actor 0 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Tom Cruise/folder.jpg Ken Watanabe Moritsugu Katsumoto Actor 1 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/K/Ken Watanabe/folder.jpg Timothy Spall Simon Graham Actor 2 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Timothy Spall/folder.jpg Tony Goldwyn Col. Benjamin Bagley Actor 3 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Tony Goldwyn/folder.jpg Hiroyuki Sanada Ujio Actor 4 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/H/Hiroyuki Sanada/folder.jpg Koyuki Taka Actor 5 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/K/Koyuki/folder.jpg Shin Koyamada Nobutada Actor 6 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/S/Shin Koyamada/folder.jpg Billy Connolly Zebulon Gant Actor 7 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/B/Billy Connolly/folder.jpg Togo Igawa General Hasegawa Actor 8 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Togo Igawa/folder.jpg Shichinosuke Nakamura Emperor Meiji Actor 9 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/S/Shichinosuke Nakamura/folder.jpg Masato Harada Omura Actor 10 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/M/Masato Harada/folder.jpg William Atherton Winchester Rep Actor 11 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/W/William Atherton/folder.jpg Chad Lindberg Winchester Rep Assistant Actor 12 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/C/Chad Lindberg/folder.jpg Scott Wilson Ambassador Swanbeck Actor 13 /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/S/Scott Wilson/folder.jpg Ray Godshall Sr. Convention Hall Attendee Actor 14 Richard Solomon Executive Producer Producer Vincent Ward Executive Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/V/Vincent Ward/folder.jpg Tom Cruise Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Tom Cruise/folder.jpg Ted Field Executive Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/T/Ted Field/folder.jpg Marshall Herskovitz Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/M/Marshall Herskovitz/folder.jpg Edward Zwick Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/E/Edward Zwick/folder.jpg Charles Mulvehill Executive Producer Producer Paula Wagner Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/P/Paula Wagner/folder.jpg Scott Kroopf Producer Producer Tom Engelman Producer Producer Graham Larson Associate Producer Producer Michael Doven Associate Producer Producer Yōko Narahashi Associate Producer Producer /var/lib/jellyfin/metadata/People/Y/Yōko Narahashi/folder.jpg tt0325710