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The Last Samurai

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The Last Samurai
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R,2hrs 34min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
December 5, 2003
Director:
Edward Zwick
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe  ...more
Synopsis: Edward Zwick returned to the director's chair for the first time since 1998's The Siege with this sweeping period drama set in 19th-century Japan. After centuries of relying on hired samurai for national defense, the Japanese monarchy has decided to do away with the warriors in favor of a more contemporary military. Tom Cruise stars as Nathan Algren, a veteran of the U.S. Civil War who is hired by the Emperor Meiji to train an army capable of wiping out the samurai. But when Algren is captured by ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Schickel, Time
A movie that demands our surrender -- to its energy, to its bold-stroke moviemaking, to its acting (particularly by Cruise and Watanabe, who blend musing and graceful muscularity) and, above all, to its romantic vision of a lost world. Full Review
Metascore
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55
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Based on 44 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Tom Cruise
Captain Woodrow Algren, Nathan Algren
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Ken Watanabe
Katsumoto
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant, Sgt. Zebulah Gant
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Penélope Cruz and Tom Cruise attend the London premiere of "The Last Samurai" on Jan. 6, 2004.
Tom Cruise attends the New York premiere of "The Last Samurai" at the Ziegfeld Theater on Dec. 2,...
Penélope Cruz and Tom Cruise attend the London premiere of "The Last Samurai" on Jan. 6, 2004.
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend the Los Angeles premiere of "The Last Samurai" on Dec. 1,...
Ashley Olsen attends the premiere of "The Last Samurai" at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood,...
Mary-Kate Olsen attends the premiere of "The Last Samurai" at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood,...
Amanda Bynes attends the premiere of "The Last Samurai" at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood,...
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