# The Last Samurai (2003)

English · Released 2003-12-05

The Last Samurai is a 2003 English film. Tom Cruise and Hiroyuki Sanada appear in it.

Cast: Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren, Hiroyuki Sanada as Ujio

## 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 their right to exist.

## Common questions

### When was The Last Samurai released?
The Last Samurai was released on 5 December 2003.

### Who stars in The Last Samurai?
Tom Cruise and Hiroyuki Sanada star in The Last Samurai.

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