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  1. This sets up Japan needing help from the United States to establish a modern imperial army. In a long story short the main character Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is chosen to help train said military, but gets captured by the Samurai and eventually sides with them in the fight to retain Japan's traditions.

  2. Dec 5, 2003 · “The Last Samurai” breaks with the convention that the Western hero is always superior to the local culture he immerses in. It has been compared to “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Dances With Wolves,” films in which Westerners learn to respect Arabs and Indians, but this film goes a step further, clearly believing that Katsumoto’s traditional society is superior to the modernism being ...

  3. The reviewers also give it a 3-rating in the Sex category. The movie does not contain nudity or sex scenes. You will find much stronger sexual connotations in a CW TV show than you will find in this movie. One last note. Reviewers have also mentioned the movie's inclusion of the topic of suicide.

    • Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Masato Harada
    • Edward Zwick
    • Warner Bros.
  4. The Last Samurai: Original Motion Picture Score was released on November 25, 2003, by Warner Sunset Records. [9] All music on the soundtrack was composed, arranged, and produced by Hans Zimmer , performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony , and conducted by Blake Neely . [ 10 ]

  5. Oct 7, 2024 · Tom Cruise's fighting in The Last Samurai earns a positive review from a real-life martial arts and katana instructor. Released in 2003, historical epic The Last Samurai is directed by Edward Zwick, with Cruise starring as Nathan Algren, a U.S. Army Captain who finds himself torn between two sides after being taken hostage by samurai warriors in 19th century Japan.

  6. The movie is pretty to look at but lacks substance or intrigue. Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2006. Geoff Andrew Time Out. TOP CRITIC. Competently mounted in its studiedly immersive ...

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  8. The Last Samurai. Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the government ...

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    • Adventure, Drama, War, Action
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