The Last Samurai

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

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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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Creators

Edward Zwick

director

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John Logan

writer

Edward Zwick

writer

Marshall Herskovitz

writer

Cast

Tom Cruise actor Ken Watanabe actor Timothy Spall actor Tony Goldwyn actor Hiroyuki Sanada actor Koyuki actor Shin Koyamada actor Billy Connolly actor Togo Igawa actor

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Shichinosuke Nakamura actor Masato Harada actor

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William Atherton actor Chad Lindberg actor Scott Wilson actor

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Ray Godshall Sr. actor

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Masashi Odate actor

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John Koyama actor

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Satoshi Nikaidō actor

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Shintaro Wada actor

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Shun Sugata actor