The Last Samurai
“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.
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Cast
48 people
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Oblivion
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Known for
Inception
Letters from Iwo Jima
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The King's Speech
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Known for
Tarzan
The Last House on the Left
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Koyuki
Taka
Known for
Pulse
Legal High
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
Known for
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
Known for
Brave
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
Known for
Giri/Haji
Invasion
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Masato Harada
Omura
Also in
Fearless
William Atherton
Winchester Rep
Known for
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Edward Zwick Director · John Logan Screenplay Marshall Herskovitz Screenplay
Worldwide gross $457M · Budget $140M · United States release December 5, 2003
Box office
Budget
$140,000,000
Worldwide gross
$456,800,000
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Radar Pictures
Production
Bedford Falls Productions
Production
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States · Japan · New Zealand
Produced in
Samurai
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 22, 2003
Premiere
United States · December 5, 2003
Theatrical
United States
December 1, 2003 · Premiere
Argentina
January 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
March 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Chile
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Colombia
December 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
January 28, 2004 · Premiere
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
France
January 7, 2004 · Theatrical
May 10, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
India
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Indonesia
January 7, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
January 2, 2004 · Premiere
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
December 6, 2003 · Theatrical
August 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
December 5, 2007 · TV · Veronica
April 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
January 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Panama
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Poland
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Russia
February 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 7, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Slovakia
February 19, 2004 · Theatrical
October 14, 2006 · TV · Markíza
Slovenia
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical · German
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical · Italian
January 14, 2004 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
January 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 21, 2004 · Theatrical
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