Movie (#616) Back to listing ID 616 Title The Last Samurai Overview 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. Director Edward Zwick Year 2003 Votes 5867 Rating 7.561 Popularity 34.575 Budget 140000000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lsasOSgYI85EHygtT5SvcxtZVYT.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?