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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Zwick
Genre: Period Film, Historical Epic, Samurai Film, Drama
Release Date: December 05, 2003 (USA)
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Summary:
Edward Zwick returned to the director's chair for the first time since 1998's The Siege with this sweeping period drama set in 19th-century Japan. After centuries of relying on hired samurai for national defense, the Japanese monarchy has decided to do away with the warriors in favor of a more contemporary military. Tom Cruise stars as Nathan Algre... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Tom Cruise - (Nathan Algren)
Timothy Spall - (Simon Graham)
Ken Watanabe - (Katsumoto)
Billy Connolly - (Zebulon Gant)
Tony Goldwyn - (Colonel Benjamin Bagley)
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Review:
While it certainly is not groundbreaking or original, Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai does succeed in telling a moving story in a well-crafted manner. With similarities to Continue >>

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