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.
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Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Nominated for 4 Oscars
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$140,000,000
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$456,800,000
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Keywords
japan
samurai
swordplay
general
sense of guilt
war veteran
sword
war crimes
loss of loved one
self-discovery
arms deal
homeland
katana
emperor
language barrier
mountain village
foreign legion
insurgence
mercenary
campaign
war strategy
gettysburg
slaughter
soldier
period drama
alcoholic
u.s. soldier
japanese army
warrior
19th century
war trauma
vindictive
intense
antagonistic
