The Last Samurai
2003 · directed by Edward Zwick
- Rating
- 70/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Last Samurai (2003), directed by Edward Zwick, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tom Cruise
- Ken Watanabe
- Timothy Spall
- Tony Goldwyn
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Koyuki
- Shin Koyamada
- Billy Connolly
- Togo Igawa
- Shichinosuke Nakamura
Crew
- John Toll — Director of Photography
- Steven Rosenblum — Editor
- Victor Du Bois — Editor
- Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
- Edward Zwick — Screenplay
- John Logan — Screenplay
- Marshall Herskovitz — Screenplay
More from Edward Zwick
- Glory (1989) — 80/100 · hit
- Blood Diamond (2006) — 72/100
- Courage Under Fire (1996) — 72/100
- Pawn Sacrifice (2015) — 69/100
- Defiance (2008) — 65/100
- Trial by Fire (2019) — 65/100
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