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japan loss of loved one war crimes sense of guilt swordplay general samurai war veteran katana sword arms deal homeland emperor language barrier self-discovery mountain village foreign legion mercenary campaign insurgence leader war strategy gettysburg slaughter soldier period drama alcoholic u.s. soldier japanese army warrior 19th century war trauma
The Last Samurai
Release Date: December 05, 2003
Year | : | 2003 |
Slogan | : | «In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.» |
Genres | : | Drama, Action, War |
Production Companies | : | Warner Bros. Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Radar Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions |
Director | : | Edward Zwick |
Producers | : | Tom Cruise, Victoria Thomas, Charles Mulvehill, Charles Mulvehill, Michael Doven, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman, Ted Field, Richard Solomon, Vincent Ward, Kevin De La Noy, Graham Larson, Yōko Narahashi, Mitchell E. Dauterive, Anne Bruning, Charles Harrington, Lil Heyman, Jill Soper, Ken Ryan, Kyoko Kageyama, Mayda Renizzi-Holt |
Writers | : | John Logan, John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz |
RunTime | : | 154 mins. |
Budget | : | 140000000 |
Revenue | : | 456758981 |
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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