The Last Samurai

2003 · Directed by Edward Zwick

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.

action adventure drama

Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe, Koyuki, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Wilson, Chad Lindberg, William Atherton

Rating: 7.561/10 from 5,867 votes