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In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a cynical veteran of the American Civil War, who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing Imperial Army in modern warfare using firearms.
Roger Ebert December 05, 2003. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Edward Zwick 's "The Last Samurai" is about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. The battle scenes are stirring and elegantly mounted, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying.
Algren knows the fate of enemy prisoners, but he is surprised to be spared and then finds himself drawn to the samurai's way of life, amongst other things. Action 2003 2 hr 34 min. 66%. 14+. R. Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton. Director Edward Zwick.
Watch The Last Samurai | Netflix. An American war veteran hired to teach modern military tactics in 1870s Japan becomes caught up in the conflict between the emperor and the samurai. Watch trailers & learn more.
Release Date: December 5, 2003Edward Zwick returned to the director's chair for the first time since 1998's The Siege with this sweeping period drama set in ...
Dec 5, 2003 · About. Tom Cruise stars in this sweeping epic set in Japan during the 1870s as Captain Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.
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.
