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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Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Koyuki
Taka
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
Director
Edward Zwick
Screenplay
Edward Zwick
Tagline
"In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$140,000,000
Revenue
$456,800,000
Production
Radar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
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