The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
“ In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior. ”
CINEMA2003-12-05
DIGITAL2016-01-07
RegionUS
Runtime154 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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 t
DIRECTOR / Director
爱德华·兹威克
KEYWORDS
japansamuraiswordplaygeneralsense of guiltwar veteranswordwar crimesloss of loved oneself-discoveryarms dealhomelandkatanaemperorlanguage barriermountain villageforeign legioninsurgencemercenarycampaignwar strategygettysburgslaughtersoldierperiod dramaalcoholicu.s. soldierjapanese armywarriormeditative19th centurywar traumaracial harmonyinspirationalintensecelebratorycultural pridegoing native
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