Last Samurai, The

Action / Adventure / Drama / War / produced in 2003

Reviews: In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield... Actors: Shin Koyamada Watanabe, Ken Katsumoto Cruise, Tom Nathan Algren Atherton, William Winchester Rep Lindberg, Chad Winchester Rep Assistant Godshall Sr., Ray Convention Hall Attendee Connolly, Billy Zebulon Gant Goldwyn, Tony Colonel Bagley Harada, Masato Omura Odate, Masashi Omura's Companion Koyama, John Omura's Bodyguard Spall, Timothy Simon Graham Nakamura, Shichinosuke Emperor Meiji Igawa, Togo General Hasegawa Nikaido, Satoshi N.C.O. Wada, Shintaro Young Recruit Directors: Zwick, Edward IMDB Rating: 7.80 out of 10 (56635 votes) DOWNLOAD " LAST SAMURAI, THE" » Only $4.99 for a complete movie