actor

The Last Samurai

75.84 %|Dec 5, 2003|Drama, Action, War

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.

Featured Crew

Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Tom Cruise
Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
John Logan
Screenplay
John Logan
Story
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
John Toll
Director of Photography
Steven Rosenblum
Editor

Cast

actor
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
actor
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
actor
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
actor
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
actor
Koyuki
Taka
actor
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
actor
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
actor
William Atherton
Winchester Rep
actor
Chad Lindberg
Winchester Rep Assistant
actor
Scott Wilson
Ambassador Swanbeck
actor
Ray Godshall Sr.
Convention Hall Attendee
actor
Masashi Odate
Omura's Companion
actor
John Koyama
Omura's Bodyguard
actor
Shintaro Wada
Young Recruit
actor
Aoi Minato
Magojiro
actor
Seizō Fukumoto
Silent Samurai
actor
Shoji Yoshihara
Sword Master
actor
Kosaburo Nomura IV
Kyogen Player #1
actor
Takashi Noguchi
Kyogen Player #2
actor
Noguchi Takayuki
Kyogen Player #3
actor
Sven Toorvald
Omura's Secretary
actor
Yuki Matsuzaki
Soldier in Street #1
actor
Mitsuyuki Oishi
Soldier in Street #2
actor
Jiro Wada
Soldier in Street #3
actor
Yusuke Myochin
Sword Master's Assistant
actor
Hiroaki Amano
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Kenta Daibo
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Koji Fujii
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Makoto Hashiba
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Shimpei Horinouchi
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Takashi Kora
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Shane Kosugi
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Takeshi Maya
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Seiji Morita
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Lee Murayama
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Takeru Shimizu
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Shinji Suzuki
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Hisao Takeda
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Ryoichiro Yonekura
Samurai Ensemble
actor
Ryoichi Noguchi
Samurai Ensemble