The Last Samurai 20 years old

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

The Last Samurai

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.

Credits

The Last Samurai Cast

Name Character
Tom Cruise He was 40, now 61 years old as Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe He was 44, now 64 years old as Katsumoto
Billy Connolly He was 61, now 81 years old as Zebulon Gant
William Atherton He was 56, now 76 years old as Winchester Rep
Timothy Spall He was 46, now 67 years old as Simon Graham
Hiroyuki Sanada He was 43, now 63 years old as Ujio
Scott Wilson He was 61, 76 years old when he died as Ambassador Swanbeck
Tony Goldwyn He was 43, now 63 years old as Colonel Bagley
Chad Lindberg He was 27, now 47 years old as Winchester Rep Assistant
Koyuki She was 26, now 47 years old as Taka
Shin Koyamada He was 21, now 42 years old as Nobutada
Masato Harada He was 54, now 74 years old as Omura
Togo Igawa He was 57, now 77 years old as General Hasegawa
Sosuke Ikematsu He was 13, now 33 years old as Higen
Shichinosuke Nakamura as Emperor Meiji
Shun Sugata He was 48, now 69 years old as Nakao
Hiroshi Watanabe He was 102, now 123 years old as Guard
Yuki Matsuzaki He was 22, now 42 years old as Soldier in Street #1
Shinji Suzuki He was 17, now 37 years old as Samurai Ensemble
Takeshi Maya He was 36, now 57 years old as Samurai Ensemble
Satoshi Nikaido He was 37, now 58 years old as N.C.O.
Seiji Morita He was 102, now 123 years old as Samurai Ensemble
Shoji Yoshihara as Sword Master
Shane Kosugi He was 27, now 47 years old as Samurai Ensemble
John Koyama He was 30, now 51 years old as Omura's Bodyguard
Shintaro Wada as Young Recruit
Seizō Fukumoto He was 60, now 81 years old as Silent Samurai
Aoi Minato as Magojiro
Masashi Odate as Omura's Companion

The Last Samurai Crew

Name Department
Steven Rosenblum as Editor. He was 49 (now 70) years old Editing
Gretchen Rau as Set Decoration. She was 64 (66) years old when She died Art
Scott Kroopf as Producer. He was 52 (now 72) years old Production
Tom Engelman as Producer. He was 50 (now 71) years old Production
Victor Du Bois as Editor. Editing
Richard Solomon as Executive Producer. He was 11 (now 31) years old Production
Lilly Kilvert as Production Design. She was 53 (now 73) years old Art
Tom Cruise as Producer. He was 40 (now 61) years old Production
Victoria Thomas as Casting. Production
John Logan as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 62) years old Writing
John Logan as Story. He was 42 (now 62) years old Writing
Hans Zimmer as Original Music Composer. He was 46 (now 66) years old Sound
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The Last Samurai (20 years)

In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.

  • Release day: Friday, December 05, 2003
  • Runtime: 154 minutes
  • Budget: 140000000.00
  • Revenue: 456758981.00