Directed by:
Edward ZwickCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Timothy Spall, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Koyuki Katō, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Academy Award nominee) plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick (winner of the National Board of Review's Best Director Award) directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ken Watanabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272799_7da38d.jpg)
Ken Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Tom Cruise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/432/166432435_af1fc8.jpg)
Tom Cruise
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
![William Atherton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267395_b1888a.jpg)
William Atherton
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Chad Lindberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/539/162539400_e53308.png)
Chad Lindberg
USA
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
October Sky (1999)
City of Angels (1998)
![Billy Connolly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269306_a4a916.jpg)
Billy Connolly
UK
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
![Tony Goldwyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886261_26c30b.jpg)
Tony Goldwyn
USA
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Tarzan (1999)
![Masato Harada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274992_58de73.jpg)
Masato Harada
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Fearless (2006)
![Koyuki Katō](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/164/164164600_e3dd06.jpg)
Koyuki Katō
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
![Shun Sugata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274023_3c966d.jpg)
Shun Sugata
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Vacation (2007)
![Shin Koyamada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/169/161169860_9c4bfb.jpg)
Shin Koyamada
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) (TV movie)
![Scott Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/655/164655263_0aec7c.jpg)
Scott Wilson
USA
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
In Cold Blood (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
![中村七之助](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274631_707e29.jpg)
中村七之助
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Install (2004)
![Hiroyuki Sanada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270644_3d68d6.jpg)
Hiroyuki Sanada
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Togo Igawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/076/162076028_84d82a.png)
Togo Igawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Tetris (2023)
Masashi Odate
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Little Boy (2015)
![Sosuke Ikematsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/350/167350969_bc1911.jpg)
Sosuke Ikematsu
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Shoplifters (2018)
After the Storm (2016)
John Koyama
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Felon (2008)
Furious 7 (2015)
Satoshi Nikaidô
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Babel (2006)
Guilty of romance (2011)
Seizô Fukumoto
Japan
Best movies: