🎬 Drama, Action, War

The Last Samurai

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

⭐ 7.6/10 2003 2h 34m Dir. Edward Zwick

About this movie

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.

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7.6/10 7,560 votes

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Year
2003
Runtime
2h 34m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.6/10
Votes
7,560
Genre
Drama, Action, War
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$140.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Action 🎭 War 🎬 Edward Zwick 👤 Tom Cruise 👤 Ken Watanabe 👤 Timothy Spall
japan samurai swordplay general sense of guilt war veteran sword war crimes loss of loved one self-discovery arms deal homeland

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The Last Samurai has a runtime of 2h 34m (2 hours and 34 minutes).
The Last Samurai was directed by Edward Zwick and released in 2003.
The Last Samurai is a Drama, Action, War film (2003).
The cast of The Last Samurai includes Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada.
The Last Samurai has a TMDB rating of 7.6/10 based on 7,560 votes.

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