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.
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
John Logan
Screenplay, Story
Edward Zwick
Director, Screenplay
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay
7.6
Rating7180
Votes8.51
Popularity6850
Recommend140M
Budget457M
Revenue326%
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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
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Keywords:
japan
samurai
swordplay
general
sense of guilt
war veteran
sword
war crimes
loss of loved one
self-discovery
arms deal
homeland
katana
emperor
language barrier
mountain village
foreign legion
insurgence
mercenary
campaign
war strategy
gettysburg
slaughter
soldier
period drama
alcoholic
u.s. soldier
japanese army
warrior
19th century
war trauma
vindictive
intense
antagonistic
Procution companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Shochiku Studio
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imdb:tt0325710
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