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The Last Samurai

Cast

Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg View All

Crew

John Logan (Screenplay), John Logan (Story), Edward Zwick (Screenplay), Edward Zwick (Director) View All

Release: Dec. 5th, 2003

Runtime: 2 hours, 34 minutes

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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All things considered, The Last Samurai is a movie capable of squeezing tears out of one's eyes, filled with mesmerizing visuals, great battle scenes and well-developed characters.

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