The Last Samurai (2003)

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In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

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.

• Released: 2003-12-05
• Genres: Drama, Action, War
• Runtime: 2h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 7,787 votes

Directed by Edward Zwick.

Top cast

• Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren
• Ken Watanabe as Moritsugu Katsumoto
• Timothy Spall as Simon Graham
• Tony Goldwyn as Col. Benjamin Bagley
• Hiroyuki Sanada as Ujio
• Koyuki as Taka
• Shin Koyamada as Nobutada
• Billy Connolly as Zebulon Gant
• Togo Igawa as General Hasegawa
• Shichinosuke Nakamura as Emperor Meiji

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Last Samurai

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, Netflix Standard with Ads, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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