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.
Main Cast of The Last Samurai
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
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Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
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Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Colonel Bagley
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
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Secondary Cast of The Last Samurai
Ray Godshall Sr.
Convention Hall Attendee
Shintaro Wada
Young Recruit
Shoji Yoshihara
Sword Master
Kosaburo Nomura IV
Kyogen Player #1
Noguchi Takayuki
Kyogen Player #3
Sven Toorvald
Omura's Secretary
Mitsuyuki Oishi
Soldier in Street #2
Jiro Wada
Soldier in Street #3
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
Takeshi Maya
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
Crew of The Last Samurai
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