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Dec 5, 2003 · The Last Samurai is a historic epic directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren, a disillusioned American military officer who finds himself in Japan. Tasked with suppressing the Samurai rebellion, Algren is captured and ultimately assimilates into their way of life.
Masaomi Kondo. Tôru Abe. Learn more about the full cast of The Last Samurai with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
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Shun Sugata as Nakao, a tall samurai who wields a naginata and is skilled in jujutsu. He assists Algren in rescuing Katsumoto and dies along with the other samurai in the final battle. Togo Igawa as General Hasegawa, a former Samurai serving in the Imperial Japanese Army. He commits seppuku after the first battle.
Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.
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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.
