The Last Samurai

by Edward Zwick (Director)

Other authorsJohn Logan (Author), Scott Wilson (Actor), Ken Watanabe (Actor), Edward Zwick (Author), Edward Zwick (Producer), Hans Zimmer (Composer), Tom Cruise (Producer), Tom Cruise (Actor), Marshall Herskovitz (Author), Marshall Herskovitz (Producer), Billy Connolly (Actor) — 17 more, Tony Goldwyn (Actor), Timothy Spall (Actor), Togo Igawa (Actor), John Toll (Cinematographer), Scott Kroopf (Producer), Masato Harada (Actor), Tom Engelman (Producer), Steven Rosenblum (Editor), Paula Wagner (Producer), Hiroyuki Sanada (Actor), Koyuki (Actor), Shun Sugata (Actor), Seizo Fukumoto (Actor), Shin Koyamada (Actor), Shichinosuke Nakamura (Actor), Sosuke Ikematsu (Actor), Victor Dubois (Editor)
DVD, 2008

Tags

fiction, samurai, war story, warfare, movie, white saviour trope, action, period drama, period story, Japan, 1800s, Modern Age, Industrial Revolution, Satellite Award (best original score)

Description

Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test.

Language

English, Japanese

Original language

English

Original publication date

2003

Publication

Unknown (2008)

Library's rating

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Rating

½ (30 ratings; 3.8)

User reviews

LibraryThing member capewood
2022 movie #65. Cruise plays burnt out Civil War vet Capt. Algren. He's lured to Japan to help train the Emperor's new army but gets captured by a samurai band and learns to love and be accepted by their culture. Very good and well made movie.

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