The Last Samurai

2003 "In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior."
7.8| 2h34m| R| en
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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 warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
VividSimon Simply Perfect
Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
twilekcommunity Being a Fan of Samurai and Japan in General, I adore this Film. Tom Cruise does a lot of Movies but this is the only one were I don't see Tom Cruise, I just see Nathan Algren. Tom Cruise is an awesome Actor but the Films he usually does and the Characters he portrays are typical for Tom Cruise, there you just see Tom Cruise doing what Tom Cruise does. The Last Samurai is just Heartwarming and dramatic. From the first to the last minute, this Film just nails everything a Movie needs to do. You feel everything.
haventmadeupmymindyet I've been a fan of Tom Cruise basically since forever, so in my humble opinion I'd say this is probably his best movie. Great performances by both Cruise and Watanabe.
cinemajesty Movie Review: "The Last Samurai" (2003)This beautiful motion picture in story and striking-visual reception by cinematogrpaher John Toll and production designer Lilly Kilvert to lift and honor leading actor Tom Cruise directed by "war-movie" approved director Edward Zwick, who masterfully threads together an historically-altered Imperialistic War of a juvenile-faced Emperor of the heritage-abandoning Japanese government of 1870s, when further Hollywood-dramatizations and highest entertainment standards-written screenplay by supremely-polishing screenwriter John Logan, with constant collaborative input of director Edward Zwick in favors of a highly-sophisticated star-vehicle of a Best-Picture contender of business year 2003 with respect to Tom Cruise, who tends to share every cell of his body in a full-circle-character arc from a heavy-drinking ex-civil-war captain Nathan Algren to showcasing rifle shooting skills in front of life-endangered in-auditorium audiences before embarking on a double-crossing mission to the island of Japan, meeting a seemingly badly-adviced Emperor, eventually deserting the U.S. army ways of gun-violence, learning "The Way of The Samurai" in breathtaking remotely-located rebellion village scenes, alongside a sublime supporting cast ranging from match-making origin-inherited actors Ken Watanable, Hiroyuki Sanada and gently-received highlighted relationship between Tom Cruise and Japanese actress Koyuki as the character of Taka; when "The Last Samurai" hits story-telling high marks by self-indulged demon-fights to become sober in mind, body and spirit in order to choose "The Way of The Samurai" getting honored by the villagers in the process; Tom Cruise's character eventually allowed to wear a stellar deep-red ancient Japanese warrior uniform of Taka's deceased husband to a massive showdown of clashing, gatling-gun shooting imperalistic forces, led by nemesis playing actor Tony Goldwyn, against the highly-motivated never to surrender rebellion of masterless tribe of "Ronin", when self-proclaimed, reorganized "Army of Samurai" defying a vanishing Japanese heritage, battle to the death.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)
tughan_a This movie is such a movie that you could notice another detail every other time you watch it. The plot has been set so elegantly, set aside the historical discrepancies, i believe it shows a better front and side of Japanese culture and people which are sacred for many Japanese. Please make no mistake, this is not a classical Hollywood heck&slash action movie and there is no popular triumph scene and cliché in the end for you... Everything falls into place brilliantly and every actor/actress in this movie did a great job from top to bottom in my opinion, surprisingly Tom Cruise included, i think this movie is one of the movies he played his part best. The ambiance of the movie is so wonderful, authentic, and historical,the music by Hans Zimmer is so exquisite i think one of the best movie music has ever been created that represents the environment and emotional level of the film. So many detail levels this film has, it just inspires and appeal to your intellect with grace and cool satisfaction. Legend, bravery, romance, dignity, and profound comprehension at their best. One of the few wonders of the movie world as it is showing one of the wonders of real world which Japanese culture has been sharing with us and cherishes it.10/10