The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai (2003)

U/A 13+ 05/12/2003
  • Drama, Action, War
  • 2 hr 34 min
76%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $140,000,000
  • Revenue :$456,800,000
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

Overview

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $140,000,000
  • Revenue :$456,800,000
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

Overview

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.
Top Billed Cast
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

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Crew Members
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick

Director

John Logan
John Logan

Screenplay

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick

Screenplay

Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise

Producer

Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick

Producer

Paula Wagner
Paula Wagner

Producer

Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

John Toll
John Toll

Director of Photography

Ted Field
Ted Field

Executive Producer

Vincent Ward
Vincent Ward

Executive Producer

Victoria Thomas
Victoria Thomas

Casting

Ngila Dickson
Ngila Dickson

Costume Design

Al Goto
Al Goto

Stunts

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Stunts

Yōko Narahashi
Yōko Narahashi

Associate Producer

Lois Burwell
Lois Burwell

Makeup Designer

Jess Gonchor
Jess Gonchor

Art Direction

Peter McCaffrey
Peter McCaffrey

"B" Camera Operator

Peter McCaffrey
Peter McCaffrey

Steadicam Operator

David James
David James

Still Photographer

Mark P. Stoeckinger
Mark P. Stoeckinger

Supervising Sound Editor

Ben Wilkins
Ben Wilkins

Sound Editor

Caitlin McKenna
Caitlin McKenna

ADR Editor

John Roesch
John Roesch

Foley Artist

Frank Smathers
Frank Smathers

Foley Editor

Marc Streitenfeld
Marc Streitenfeld

Music Editor

Casey O'Neill
Casey O'Neill

Stunt Double

Steven Rosenblum
Steven Rosenblum

Editor

Dean Hurley
Dean Hurley

Sound Assistant

Melissa R. Stubbs
Melissa R. Stubbs

Stunt Coordinator

Tad Griffith
Tad Griffith

Stunts

John Logan
John Logan

Story

Andy Nelson
Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Anna Behlmer
Anna Behlmer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Simon Rhee
Simon Rhee

Stunts

James Lew
James Lew

Stunts

Peng Zhang
Peng Zhang

Stunts

Duncan Jarman
Duncan Jarman

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

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