The Last Samurai
In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.
2003
Rated
R
154
minutes
Action, Drama, War
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Edward Zwick
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 5, 2003
Budget
$140,000,000
Revenue
$456,800,000
Cast
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Koyuki
Taka
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
Masato Harada
Omura
William Atherton
Winchester Rep
Chad Lindberg
Winchester Rep Assistant
Scott Wilson
Ambassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr.
Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi Odate
Omura's Companion
John Koyama
Omura's Bodyguard
Satoshi Nikaido
N.C.O.
Shintaro Wada
Young Recruit
Shun Sugata
Nakao
Sosuke Ikematsu
Higen
Aoi Minato
Magojiro
Seizō Fukumoto
Silent Samurai
Shoji Yoshihara
Sword Master
Kosaburo Nomura IV
Kyogen Player #1
Takashi Noguchi
Kyogen Player #2
Noguchi Takayuki
Kyogen Player #3
Sven Toorvald
Omura's Secretary
Yuki Matsuzaki
Soldier in Street #1
Mitsuyuki Oishi
Soldier in Street #2
Jiro Wada
Soldier in Street #3
Hiroshi Watanabe
Guard
Yusuke Myochin
Sword Master's Assistant
Hiroaki Amano
Samurai Ensemble
Kenta Daibo
Samurai Ensemble
Koji Fujii
Samurai Ensemble
Makoto Hashiba
Samurai Ensemble
Shimpei Horinouchi
Samurai Ensemble
Takashi Kora
Samurai Ensemble
Shane Kosugi
Samurai Ensemble
Takeshi Maya
Samurai Ensemble
Seiji Morita
Samurai Ensemble
Lee Murayama
Samurai Ensemble
Takeru Shimizu
Samurai Ensemble
Shinji Suzuki
Samurai Ensemble
Hisao Takeda
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichiro Yonekura
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichi Noguchi
Samurai Ensemble
Show Full Crew
Directing
Edward Zwick
Director
Nilo Otero
First Assistant Director
Allen Kupetsky
Second Assistant Director
Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production
Tom Cruise
Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Marshall Herskovitz
Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf
Producer
Kevin De La Noy
Unit Production Manager
Yōko Narahashi
Associate Producer
Paula Wagner
Producer
Richard Solomon
Executive Producer
Tom Engelman
Producer
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Production Supervisor
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Assistant Accountant
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Unit Production Manager
Graham Larson
Associate Producer
Jill Soper
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kyoko Kageyama
Production Supervisor
Lil Heyman
Production Coordinator
Ken Ryan
Production Accountant
Charles Harrington
Location Manager
Anne Bruning
Production Supervisor
Michael Doven
Associate Producer
Sound
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Ben Wilkins
Sound Editor
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Alyson Dee Moore
Foley Artist
Kelly Oxford
ADR Editor
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Marc Streitenfeld
Music Editor
Victor Ray Ennis
First Assistant Sound Editor
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Jon Title
Sound Designer
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor
Bruce Tanis
Sound Editor
Laura Harris Atkinson
Dialogue Editor
Frank Smathers
Foley Editor
Michael Kamper
Sound Designer
Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer
David A. Cohen
Dialogue Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Editor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Craig S. Jaeger
Foley Supervisor
Alan Rankin
Sound Editor
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Kerry Dean Williams
Supervising ADR Editor
Jeff Wexler
Production Sound Mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh
Assistant Sound Editor
Camera
John Toll
Director of Photography
Peter McCaffrey
"B" Camera Operator
Peter McCaffrey
Steadicam Operator
Chris Toll
First Assistant "A" Camera
John Bonnin
Libra Head Technician
Darrin Keough
"C" Camera Operator
Calum McFarlane
"D" Camera Operator
Brett McDowell
Dolly Grip
David James
Still Photographer
Mike Thomas
"A" Camera Operator
Jay Munro
Best Boy Grip
Jeff Pelton
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Tommy Klines
First Assistant "B" Camera
Brett Matthews
First Assistant "C" Camera
Richard Lacy
First Assistant "D" Camera
Louise Williams
Second Assistant "B" Camera
David Nichols
Key Grip
Editing
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Jenny Hicks
Assistant Editor
Victor Du Bois
Editor
Pablo Prietto
Assistant Editor
Penny Lee Hallin
Assistant Editor
Cynthia E. Thornton
Associate Editor
Art
Kathy Lucas
Assistant Set Decoration
Parker Swanson
Assistant Property Master
Lilly Kilvert
Production Design
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Supervising Art Director
Gretchen Rau
Set Decoration
Cedar Valentine
Art Department Coordinator
Sam Storey
Set Designer
Kim Sinclair
Art Direction
Christopher Glass
Storyboard Artist
Lori A. Lopes
Set Decoration
Patrick Cassidy
Leadman
Jess Gonchor
Art Direction
David Gulick
Property Master
Peter C. Clarke
Assistant Property Master
Philip Thomas
Set Designer
Elizabeth Flaherty
Assistant Art Director
Michael Smale
Set Designer
J.C. Brown
Graphic Designer
Neil Kirkland
Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Terry Baliel
Key Hair Stylist
Kendall Errair
Costumer
Lois Burwell
Makeup Designer
Carol Pershing
Hairstylist
Janice Alexander
Hair Department Head
Kimberley Spiteri
Hairstylist
Kenny Myers
Key Makeup Artist
Conor O'Sullivan
Prosthetic Supervisor
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Karen Asano-Myers
Hairstylist
Maggie Elliott
Makeup Artist
Bob Buck
Costume Coordinator
Colleen LaBaff
Hairstylist
Richard Snell
Makeup Artist
Tina Harrelson
Makeup Artist
Terry Jarvis
Wigmaker
Crew
Al Goto
Stunts
Lauro Chartrand
Stunts
Tad Griffith
Stunts
Casey O'Neill
Stunt Double
Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Romero
Transportation Coordinator
Nick Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Nobuyuki Obikane
Stunts
Hiroki Takano
Stunts
Neil Greenberg
Visual Effects Editor
Graham Larson
Post Production Supervisor
Gunner Ashford
Armorer
Michael Taylor
Video Assist Operator
Michael Sean Ryan
Transportation Captain
Vic Cuccia
Transportation Captain
Visual Effects
William Mesa
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul J. Lombardi
Special Effects Supervisor
George Macri
Visual Effects Producer
Tim Crosbie
VFX Supervisor
Jeffrey White
Visual Effects Producer
Romulo Adriano Jr.
Visual Effects Coordinator
Thomas Boland
Visual Effects Producer
Lighting