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DramaActionWar

The Last Samurai

- 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.

Release Date : 2003-12-05

Language :EnglishJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesRadar PicturesBedford Falls ProductionsCruise/Wagner ProductionsShochiku Studio

Production Country : United States of AmericaJapanNew Zealand

Alternative Titles : SamuraiThe Last Samurai: Bushidou

Cast

Tom Cruise

Character Name : Nathan Algren

Original Name : Tom Cruise

Gender : Male

Ken Watanabe

Character Name : Moritsugu Katsumoto

Original Name : 渡辺謙

Gender : Male

Timothy Spall

Character Name : Simon Graham

Original Name : Timothy Spall

Gender : Male

Tony Goldwyn

Character Name : Col. Benjamin Bagley

Original Name : Tony Goldwyn

Gender : Male

Hiroyuki Sanada

Character Name : Ujio

Original Name : 真田広之

Gender : Male

Koyuki

Character Name : Taka

Original Name : 小雪

Gender : Female

Shin Koyamada

Character Name : Nobutada

Original Name : Shin Koyamada

Gender : Male

Billy Connolly

Character Name : Zebulon Gant

Original Name : Billy Connolly

Gender : Male

Togo Igawa

Character Name : General Hasegawa

Original Name : Togo Igawa

Gender : Male

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Character Name : Emperor Meiji

Original Name : Shichinosuke Nakamura

Gender : Male

Masato Harada

Character Name : Omura

Original Name : 原田眞人

Gender : Male

William Atherton

Character Name : Winchester Rep

Original Name : William Atherton

Gender : Male

Chad Lindberg

Character Name : Winchester Rep Assistant

Original Name : Chad Lindberg

Gender : Male

Scott Wilson

Character Name : Ambassador Swanbeck

Original Name : Scott Wilson

Gender : Male

Ray Godshall Sr.

Character Name : Convention Hall Attendee

Original Name : Ray Godshall Sr.

Gender : Male

Masashi Odate

Character Name : Omura's Companion

Original Name : Masashi Odate

Gender : Male

John Koyama

Character Name : Omura's Bodyguard

Original Name : John Koyama

Gender : Male

Satoshi Nikaido

Character Name : N.C.O.

Original Name : 二階堂智

Gender : Male

Shintaro Wada

Character Name : Young Recruit

Original Name : Shintaro Wada

Gender : Male

Shun Sugata

Character Name : Nakao

Original Name : 菅田俊

Gender : Male

Sosuke Ikematsu

Character Name : Higen

Original Name : 池松壮亮

Gender : Male

Aoi Minato

Character Name : Magojiro

Original Name : Aoi Minato

Gender : Male

Seizō Fukumoto

Character Name : Silent Samurai

Original Name : 福本清三

Gender : Male

Shoji Yoshihara

Character Name : Sword Master

Original Name : Shoji Yoshihara

Gender : Male

Kosaburo Nomura IV

Character Name : Kyogen Player #1

Original Name : Kosaburo Nomura IV

Gender : Male

Takashi Noguchi

Character Name : Kyogen Player #2

Original Name : 野口貴史

Gender : Male

Noguchi Takayuki

Character Name : Kyogen Player #3

Original Name : Noguchi Takayuki

Gender : Male

Sven Toorvald

Character Name : Omura's Secretary

Original Name : Sven Toorvald

Gender : Male

Yuki Matsuzaki

Character Name : Soldier in Street #1

Original Name : Yuki Matsuzaki

Gender : Male

Mitsuyuki Oishi

Character Name : Soldier in Street #2

Original Name : Mitsuyuki Oishi

Gender : Male

Jiro Wada

Character Name : Soldier in Street #3

Original Name : Jiro Wada

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Watanabe

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Hiroshi Watanabe

Gender : Male

Yusuke Myochin

Character Name : Sword Master's Assistant

Original Name : Yusuke Myochin

Gender : Male

Hiroaki Amano

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Hiroaki Amano

Gender : Male

Kenta Daibo

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Kenta Daibo

Gender : Male

Koji Fujii

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Koji Fujii

Gender : Male

Makoto Hashiba

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Makoto Hashiba

Gender : Male

Shimpei Horinouchi

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Shimpei Horinouchi

Gender : Male

Takashi Kora

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Takashi Kora

Gender : Male

Shane Kosugi

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Shane Kosugi

Gender : Male

Takeshi Maya

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : 真矢武

Gender : Male

Seiji Morita

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : 森田清次

Gender : Male

Lee Murayama

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Lee Murayama

Gender : Male

Takeru Shimizu

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Takeru Shimizu

Gender : Male

Shinji Suzuki

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : 鈴木信二

Gender : Male

Hisao Takeda

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Hisao Takeda

Gender : Male

Ryoichiro Yonekura

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Ryoichiro Yonekura

Gender : Male

Ryoichi Noguchi

Character Name : Samurai Ensemble

Original Name : Ryoichi Noguchi

Gender : Male

Reviews

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TopKek

@topkek327

2021-06-23

Edward Zwick's "The Last Samurai" is about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. The battle scenes are stirring and elegantly mounted, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying. Beautifully designed, intelligently written, acted with conviction, it's an uncommonly thoughtful epic. Its power is compromised only by an ending that sheepishly backs away from what the film is really about. Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe co-star, as a shabby Civil War veteran and a proud samurai warrior. Cruise plays Nathan Algren, a war hero who now drifts and drinks too much, with no purpose in life. He's hired by Americans who are supplying mercenaries to train an army for the Japanese emperor, who wants to move his country into the modern world and is faced with a samurai rebellion. The role of the samurai leader Katsumoto (Watanabe) is complex; he is fighting against the emperor's men, but out of loyalty to the tradition the emperor represents, he would sacrifice his life in an instant, he says, if the emperor requested it. But Japan has been seized with a fever to shake off its medieval ways and copy the West, and the West sees money to be made in the transition: Representatives from the Remington arms company are filling big contracts for weapons, and the U.S. Embassy is a clearinghouse for lucrative trade arrangements. Into this cauldron Algren descends as a cynic. He is told the samurai are "savages with bows and arrows," but sees that the American advisers have done a poor job of training the modernized Japanese army to fight them. Leading his untried troops into battle, he is captured and faces death -- but is spared by a word from Katsumoto, who returns him as a prisoner to the village of his son.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Recommended. 'The Last Samurai' features some very cool and entertaining battle sequences, which are shot excellently. The premise itself is attracting, it's acted out astutely by the noteworthy cast list. It probably lasts too long, but I never truly got a feeling of it dragging out though. Tom Cruise is fantastic as Capt. Nathan Algren. It's no secret or surprise as we all know that guy can act, he adds a great deal to his character here; especially on the emotional side of things. As for what happens with Algren, it's all good even if the love interest parts are undercooked. Ken Watanabe is splendid in the role of Katsumoto, while Masato Harada (Omura) and Timothy Spall (Graham) give positive performances. It's also nice to see Billy Connolly (Gant) and Scott Wilson (Swanbeck) appear. Hans Zimmer's score is, as presumed, grand. That would be one of a number of reasons why I'd say you should watch this.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-03

"Nathan Algren" (Tom Cruise) is a disenchanted, alcoholic Captain who, post American Civil War, is offered the chance of a fresh, lucrative, start in Japan training some raw recruits to form the basis a standing Imperial Army. He arrives and is presented to the young, forward-looking but somewhat intimidated Meiji Emperor and it subsequently becomes clear that his purpose is primarily to assist Ômura, the Prime Minister, to create a military force capable of defeating the traditionalist, but loyal, Samurai clan of "Kausumoto" (Ken Watanabe). The first skirmish doesn't quite go to plan, and "Algren" is captured. Over the harsh winter, he befriends his warlord captor and the film begins to introduce us to the honourable and upright values of the man and of his beliefs and fundamental, if at times, ruthless decency. It mixes truth with fiction in a clever, unsentimental manner - Watanabe's performance is considered and engaging as the man on the cusp of a new era which neither he, nor his people, want or understand. Cruise is clearly the man behind the concept and is to be commended for bringing this gloriously good looking story to the screen; he is not, however, especially good in the lead - the part calls for a sophistication that he, as an actor, simply doesn't possess. There is also a curious role for Scots comedian/actor Billy Connolly who originally enlists "Algren" to the cause - with an accent that is all over the place. Masato Harada delivers well as the devious Minister who, in his own way, wants his society to adapt and flourish and Shichinosuke Nakamura gives the person of the Meiji emperor a caring, aspirational vulnerability that helps give the whole film a sense of truth and authenticity. The technical standards - especially during the frequently brutal battle scene are consistently high.