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The Last Samurai

Edward Zwick

2003 • 2h 34m

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 ...

The Last Samurai

Original Theatrical Trailer

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Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom CruiseNathan Algren

Ken Watanabe

Ken WatanabeMoritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy Spall

Timothy SpallSimon Graham

Tony Goldwyn

Tony GoldwynCol. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki SanadaUjio

Koyuki

Shin Koyamada

Shin KoyamadaNobutada

Billy Connolly

Billy ConnollyZebulon Gant

Togo Igawa

Togo IgawaGeneral Hasegawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Shichinosuke NakamuraEmperor Meiji

Masato Harada

Masato HaradaOmura

William Atherton

William AthertonWinchester Rep

Chad Lindberg

Chad LindbergWinchester Rep Assistant

Scott Wilson

Scott WilsonAmbassador Swanbeck

Ray Godshall Sr.Convention Hall Attendee

Crew

Paula Wagner

Paula WagnerProducer

Vincent Ward

Vincent WardExecutive Producer

Edward Zwick

Edward ZwickScreenplay

Marshall Herskovitz

Marshall HerskovitzScreenplay

John Toll

John TollDirector of Photography

John Logan

John LoganScreenplay

Tom Cruise

Tom CruiseProducer

Ted Field

Ted FieldExecutive Producer

Hans Zimmer

Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer

Ngila Dickson

Ngila DicksonCostume Design

Victoria Thomas

Victoria ThomasCasting

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValleStunts

Yoko Narahashi

Yoko NarahashiAssociate Producer

Jess Gonchor

Jess GonchorArt Direction

Kevin De La Noy

Kevin De La NoyUnit Production Manager

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