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The Last Samurai
Bedford Falls Productions Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions Cruise/Wagner Productions
Radar Pictures Radar Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Last Samurai

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

2003 154 min ★ 7.6 (7,529) Released
Action Drama War

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.

Original title
The Last Samurai
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$140,000,000
Revenue
$456,800,000
Keywords 38
19th century alcoholic arms deal campaign celebratory cultural pride emperor foreign legion general gettysburg going native homeland inspirational insurgence intense japan japanese army katana language barrier loss of loved one meditative mercenary mountain village period drama racial harmony samurai self-discovery sense of guilt slaughter soldier sword swordplay u.s. soldier war crimes war strategy war trauma war veteran warrior
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Cast 26
Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Nathan Algren

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Moritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Simon Graham

Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

Col. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ujio

Koyuki

Koyuki

Taka

Shin Koyamada

Shin Koyamada

Nobutada

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Zebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

Togo Igawa

General Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Emperor Meiji

Masato Harada

Masato Harada

Omura

William Atherton

William Atherton

Winchester Rep

Chad Lindberg

Chad Lindberg

Winchester Rep Assistant

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Ambassador Swanbeck

Masashi Odate

Masashi Odate

Omura's Companion

John Koyama

John Koyama

Omura's Bodyguard

Satoshi Nikaido

Satoshi Nikaido

N.C.O.

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Nakao

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Higen

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Silent Samurai

Takashi Noguchi

Takashi Noguchi

Kyogen Player #2

Yuki Matsuzaki

Yuki Matsuzaki

Soldier in Street #1

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Guard

Shane Kosugi

Shane Kosugi

Samurai Ensemble

Takeshi Maya

Takeshi Maya

Samurai Ensemble

Shinji Suzuki

Shinji Suzuki

Samurai Ensemble

Crew 40
Jess Gonchor

Jess Gonchor

Art Direction

Peter McCaffrey

Peter McCaffrey

"B" Camera Operator

John Toll

John Toll

Director of Photography

Peter McCaffrey

Peter McCaffrey

Steadicam Operator

Bob Buck

Bob Buck

Costume Coordinator

Ngila Dickson

Ngila Dickson

Costume Design

Lois Burwell

Lois Burwell

Makeup Designer

Duncan Jarman

Duncan Jarman

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Melissa R. Stubbs

Melissa R. Stubbs

Stunt Coordinator

Casey O'Neill

Casey O'Neill

Stunt Double

James Lew

James Lew

Stunts

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Stunts

Peng Zhang

Peng Zhang

Stunts

Simon Rhee

Simon Rhee

Stunts

Tad Griffith

Tad Griffith

Stunts

Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick

Director

Steven Rosenblum

Steven Rosenblum

Editor

Yoko Narahashi

Yoko Narahashi

Associate Producer

Victoria Thomas

Victoria Thomas

Casting

Ted Field

Ted Field

Executive Producer

Vincent Ward

Vincent Ward

Executive Producer

Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick

Producer

Marshall Herskovitz

Marshall Herskovitz

Producer

Paula Wagner

Paula Wagner

Producer

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Producer

Kevin De La Noy

Kevin De La Noy

Unit Production Manager

Caitlin McKenna

Caitlin McKenna

ADR Editor

John Roesch

John Roesch

Foley Artist

Frank Smathers

Frank Smathers

Foley Editor

Marc Streitenfeld

Marc Streitenfeld

Music Editor

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Dean Hurley

Dean Hurley

Sound Assistant

Ben Wilkins

Ben Wilkins

Sound Editor

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Anna Behlmer

Anna Behlmer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Supervising Sound Editor

Edward Zwick

Edward Zwick

Screenplay

John Logan

John Logan

Screenplay

Marshall Herskovitz

Marshall Herskovitz

Screenplay

John Logan

John Logan

Story

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Dec 1, 2003

Premiere

Dec 5, 2003

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