Overview
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.
DirectorEdward Zwick
ProducersTom Cruise, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman
ScreenplayJohn Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
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LanguageEnglish, Japanese
Production companiesWarner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio
Budget140000000
Homepagehttps://www.warnerbros.com/last-samurai
TaglineIn the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
