The Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)

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

Release Date:	2003-12-05
Runtime:	154 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, Action, War
Production:	Warner Bros. Pictures, Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Shochiku Studio

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.