The Last Samurai
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.
Top Billed Cast
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Featured Crew
Edward Zwick
Director
John Logan
Screenplay
Edward Zwick
Screenplay
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay
Tom Cruise
Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Paula Wagner
Producer
Scott Kroopf
Producer
Tom Engelman
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
John Toll
Director of Photography
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