The Last Samurai 20 years old
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.
Credits
The Last Samurai Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Cruise He was 40, now 62 years old | as Nathan Algren |
| Ken Watanabe He was 44, now 65 years old | as Katsumoto |
| Billy Connolly He was 61, now 81 years old | as Zebulon Gant |
| William Atherton He was 56, now 77 years old | as Winchester Rep |
| Timothy Spall He was 46, now 67 years old | as Simon Graham |
| Hiroyuki Sanada He was 43, now 64 years old | as Ujio |
| Scott Wilson He was 61, 76 years old when he died | as Ambassador Swanbeck |
| Tony Goldwyn He was 43, now 64 years old | as Colonel Bagley |
| Chad Lindberg He was 27, now 48 years old | as Winchester Rep Assistant |
| Koyuki She was 26, now 47 years old | as Taka |
| Shin Koyamada He was 21, now 42 years old | as Nobutada |
| Masato Harada He was 54, now 75 years old | as Omura |
| Togo Igawa He was 57, now 78 years old | as General Hasegawa |
| Sosuke Ikematsu He was 13, now 34 years old | as Higen |
| Shichinosuke Nakamura | as Emperor Meiji |
| Shun Sugata He was 48, now 69 years old | as Nakao |
| Hiroshi Watanabe He was 102, now 123 years old | as Guard |
| Yuki Matsuzaki He was 22, now 43 years old | as Soldier in Street #1 |
| Seizō Fukumoto He was 60, now 81 years old | as Silent Samurai |
| Aoi Minato | as Magojiro |
| Masashi Odate | as Omura's Companion |
| Shinji Suzuki He was 17, now 38 years old | as Samurai Ensemble |
| Takeshi Maya He was 36, now 57 years old | as Samurai Ensemble |
| Seiji Morita He was 102, now 123 years old | as Samurai Ensemble |
| Shoji Yoshihara | as Sword Master |
| Shane Kosugi He was 27, now 48 years old | as Samurai Ensemble |
| John Koyama He was 30, now 51 years old | as Omura's Bodyguard |
| Satoshi Nikaido He was 37, now 58 years old | as N.C.O. |
| Shintaro Wada | as Young Recruit |
The Last Samurai Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Steven Rosenblum as Editor. He was 49 (now 70) years old | Editing |
| Gretchen Rau as Set Decoration. She was 64 (66) years old when She died | Art |
| Scott Kroopf as Producer. He was 52 (now 73) years old | Production |
| Tom Engelman as Producer. He was 50 (now 71) years old | Production |
| Victor Du Bois as Editor. | Editing |
| Richard Solomon as Executive Producer. He was 11 (now 32) years old | Production |
| Lilly Kilvert as Production Design. She was 53 (now 74) years old | Art |
| Tom Cruise as Producer. He was 40 (now 62) years old | Production |
| Victoria Thomas as Casting. | Production |
| John Logan as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| John Logan as Story. He was 42 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| Hans Zimmer as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 67) years old | Sound |
The Last Samurai (20 years)
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
- Release day: Friday, December 05, 2003
- Runtime: 154 minutes
- Budget: 140000000.00
- Revenue: 456758981.00