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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… Read more
66% (799,220)
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2003 · 2h 34m · ★ 66% (799K)
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
Director: Edward Zwick
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall
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.
Edward Zwick
Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki, Shin Koyamada, Billy Connolly, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Masato Harada, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Scott Wilson, Ray Godshall Sr., Masashi Odate, John Koyama, Satoshi Nikaido, Shintaro Wada, Shun Sugata