The Last Samurai is an epic historical film starring Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren, a veteran of the American Civil War. Algren is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons.
Cast
- Tom Cruise: Nathan Algren
- Ken Watanabe: Katsumoto
- Koyuki: Taka
- William Atherton: Winchester Rep
- Chad Lindberg: Winchester Rep Assistant
- Masato Harada: Omura
- Shin Koyamada: Nobutada
- Shichinosuke Nakamura: Emperor Meiji
- Billy Connolly: Zebulon Gant
- Tony Goldwyn: Col. Bagley
- Timothy Spall: Simon Graham