The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
Release: 2003-12-05
·Runtime: 154m
·★ 7.6
Drama
Action
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Koyuki
as Taka
Togo Igawa
as General Hasegawa
Yuki Matsuzaki
as Soldier in Street #1
Tony Goldwyn
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
Billy Connolly
as Zebulon Gant
Shun Sugata
as Nakao
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Ujio
Masato Harada
as Omura
Chad Lindberg
as Winchester Rep Assistant
Masashi Odate
as Omura's Companion
Sosuke Ikematsu
as Higen
Shane Kosugi
as Samurai Ensemble
Shinji Suzuki
as Samurai Ensemble
John Koyama
as Omura's Bodyguard
Timothy Spall
as Simon Graham
Satoshi Nikaido
as N.C.O.
Takashi Noguchi
as Kyogen Player #2
William Atherton
as Winchester Rep
Seizō Fukumoto
as Silent Samurai
Hiroshi Watanabe
as Guard
Shin Koyamada
as Nobutada
Shichinosuke Nakamura
as Emperor Meiji
Takeshi Maya
as Samurai Ensemble
Scott Wilson
as Ambassador Swanbeck
Tom Cruise
as Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
as Moritsugu Katsumoto
Crew
Paula Wagner
Producer
Dean Hurley
Sound Assistant
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin De La Noy
Unit Production Manager
Frank Smathers
Foley Editor
John Toll
Director of Photography
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Al Goto
Stunts
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
Stunts
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Lois Burwell
Makeup Designer
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
John Logan
Screenplay, Story
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay, Producer
James Lew
Stunts
Jess Gonchor
Art Direction
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Cruise
Producer
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Edward Zwick
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Duncan Jarman
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Peter McCaffrey
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Ben Wilkins
Sound Editor
Marc Streitenfeld
Music Editor
Yoko Narahashi
Associate Producer
Peng Zhang
Stunts
Casey O'Neill
Stunt Double
Simon Rhee
Stunts
Tad Griffith
Stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunt Coordinator