The Last Samurai

IMDb

7.8/10

Rated

R

The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical war drama directed by Edward Zwick. Tom Cruise plays Captain Nathan Algren, a Civil War veteran haunted by his past who travels to Meiji-era Japan to train the Emperor's modern army against rebel samurai. Captured after a battle, he spends a winter in the village of the samurai leader Katsumoto, played by Ken Watanabe, learns their code of honor and swordsmanship, and must decide which side he will fight for.

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