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.
- Year: 2003
- Country: United States of America, Japan, New Zealand
- Genre: Drama, Action, War
- Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio
- Keyword: 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, war strategy, gettysburg, slaughter, soldier, period drama, alcoholic, u.s. soldier, japanese army, warrior, 19th century, war trauma, vindictive, intense, antagonistic, mighty whitey, going native
- Director: Edward Zwick
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki
