| The Last Samurai | |
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| 4 Nominations | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Director | Edward Zwick |
| Writer | John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly |
| 76th Academy Awards | |
The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic war film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan. The film stars Tom Cruise, who also co-produced, as well as Ken Watanabe, Shin Koyamada, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall and Billy Connolly. Inspired by a project by Vincent Ward, it interested Zwick, with Ward later serving as executive producer. The film production went ahead with Zwick and was shot in Ward’s native New Zealand.
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau
- Best Costume Design — Ngila Dickson
- Best Sound Mixing — Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler
- Best Supporting Actor — Ken Watanabe
Plot[]
Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.
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