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El Último Samurái

The Last Samurai

B 2003 2 h 34 min
76%
Audience score7.904 votes on TMDB

“In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.”

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.

Screenplay
John Logan
Screenplay
Edward Zwick
Director
Edward Zwick
Status
Released
Release date
05/12/2003
Original language
English
Budget
US$ 140 M
Box office
US$ 457 M

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