---
title: 'The Last Samurai (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Zwick'
released: '2003-11-20'
runtime_minutes: 154
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-samurai-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325710/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Samurai (2003)

2003 · 154 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, War, History · United States, Japan


## Synopsis

The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic period action drama film directed and produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan. The film stars Tom Cruise, who also produced, along with Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Koyuki Kato in supporting roles.
The film's plot was inspired by the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion, led by Saigō Takamori, and the Westernization of Japan by foreign powers.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Tom Cruise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cruise), [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz), [Paula Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-wagner), [John A. Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-logan)
- **Director:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [John Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-logan), [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Editor:** [Steven Rosenblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-rosenblum)

## Cast

- [Koyuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/koyuki) as Taka
- [Tom Cruise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cruise) as Captain Nathan Algren
- [Hiroyuki Sanada](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroyuki-sanada) as Ujio
- [Seizō Fukumoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/seizo-fukumoto) as Silent Samurai
- [William Atherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-atherton)
- [Nakamura Shichinosuke II](https://cinepixo.com/people/nakamura-shichinosuke-ii) as Emperor Meiji
- [Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-wilson)
- [Masato Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-harada) as Ōkubo Toshimichi
- [Timothy Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-spall) as Simon Graham
- [Shin Koyamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-koyamada) as Nobutada Katsumoto
- [Togo Igawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/togo-igawa)
- [Billy Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-connolly) as Sergeant Zebulon Gant
- [Sosuke Ikematsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/sosuke-ikematsu)
- [Tony Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-goldwyn) as Colonel Bagley
- [Ken Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-watanabe) as Saigō Takamori

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Official site: http://www.lastsamurai.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-samurai-2003
Film facts: Wikidata (Q207130); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.