What age rating is The Last Samurai?

In Spain, The Last Samurai is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does The Last Samurai come out in Spain?

The Last Samurai hits Spanish theaters on January 9, 2004.

How much did The Last Samurai gross?

The Last Samurai grossed $456.8M worldwide on a budget of $140.0M.

Where was The Last Samurai filmed?

The Last Samurai was filmed in New Zealand, Japan, Engyō-ji Temple.

The Last Samurai

Name: The Last Samurai
Director: Edward Zwick
Genre: Action, War, Drama
Released: 2003-12-05
Duration: 2 h 34 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada

2003

Become a fan of its genres:

7.6/10

Release Date

05/12/2003

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

65%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

78%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

55%

In the face of the enemy, in the heart of a man, lies the soul of a warrior.

In 1876, Captain Nathan Algren is a former U.S. Army officer who lives drowning in alcohol and haunted by remorse over the campaigns against Native Americans. His former commander, Colonel Bagley, seeks him out with a job offer. The commission comes from Matsue Omura, a Japanese businessman who wants to train the newly formed Imperial Japanese Army. Its goal is to crush a rebellion by a group of samurai against the new emperor. Algren thus faces an opportunity that forces him to look again at the men he fought and the country he is about to discover. The film is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tom Cruise.

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Facts about The Last Samurai

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseJanuary 9, 2004

Worldwide premiereNovember 22, 2003

Runtime2 h 34 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Last Samurai

CountryUnited States

Production companiesRadar Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Cruise/Wagner Productions

Budget$140.0M

Worldwide box office$456.8M

Box office in the U.S.$111.1M

Return on investmentx3.3 Box office hit

Trailer views88K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd79/100Trakt8.2/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Last Samurai

4Oscar nominations

20total awards

67total nominations

Oscars 4 nom.

Awards won

—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

2004Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004Academy Award for Best Costume Design
2004Academy Award for Best Production Design
2004Academy Award for Best Sound

The Last Samurai Cast

Tom CruiseNathan Algren

Ken WatanabeMoritsugu Katsumoto

Timothy SpallSimon Graham

Tony GoldwynCol. Benjamin Bagley

Hiroyuki SanadaUjio

KoyukiTaka

Shin KoyamadaNobutada

Billy ConnollyZebulon Gant

Togo IgawaGeneral Hasegawa

Shichinosuke NakamuraEmperor Meiji

Masato HaradaOmura

William AthertonWinchester Rep

Chad LindbergWinchester Rep Assistant

Scott WilsonAmbassador Swanbeck

Ray Godshall Sr.Convention Hall Attendee

Masashi OdateOmura's Companion

John KoyamaOmura's Bodyguard

Satoshi NikaidoN.C.O.

Shintaro WadaYoung Recruit

Shun SugataNakao

Sosuke IkematsuHigen

Aoi MinatoMagojiro

Seizō FukumotoSilent Samurai

Shoji YoshiharaSword Master

Kosaburo Nomura IVKyogen Player #1

Takashi NoguchiKyogen Player #2

Noguchi TakayukiKyogen Player #3

Sven ToorvaldOmura's Secretary

Yuki MatsuzakiSoldier in Street #1

Mitsuyuki OishiSoldier in Street #2

Jiro WadaSoldier in Street #3

Hiroshi WatanabeGuard

Yusuke MyochinSword Master's Assistant

Hiroaki AmanoSamurai Ensemble

Kenta DaiboSamurai Ensemble

Koji FujiiSamurai Ensemble

Makoto HashibaSamurai Ensemble

Shimpei HorinouchiSamurai Ensemble

Takashi KoraSamurai Ensemble

Shane KosugiSamurai Ensemble

Takeshi MayaSamurai Ensemble

Seiji MoritaSamurai Ensemble

Lee MurayamaSamurai Ensemble

Takeru ShimizuSamurai Ensemble

Shinji SuzukiSamurai Ensemble

Hisao TakedaSamurai Ensemble

Ryoichiro YonekuraSamurai Ensemble

Ryoichi NoguchiSamurai Ensemble

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Cast of The Last Samurai by the numbers

40average cast age in years

3years of age gap between the leads

3%women in the cast

25%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: 二代目中村七之助, age 20 at release. The oldest: Billy Connolly, at 61.

Cast ages at release

Tom Cruise41 years old
Ken Watanabe44 years old
Timothy Spall46 years old
Tony Goldwyn43 years old
Hiroyuki Sanada43 years old
Koyuki27 years old
Shin Koyamada21 years old
Billy Connolly61 years old
伊川東吾57 years old
二代目中村七之助20 years old

Cast heights

1.87 mShun Sugata
1.85 mTony Goldwyn
1.83 mWilliam Atherton
1.83 mBilly Connolly
1.80 mScott Wilson
1.73 mTimothy Spall
1.70 mTom Cruise
1.70 mHiroyuki Sanada

Cast nationalities

United States 4Japan 3United Kingdom 2

Crew

AddressEdward Zwick
WritingJohn Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
MusicHans Zimmer
PhotographyJohn Toll
EditingVictor Du Bois, Steven Rosenblum
Production designLilly Kilvert
Costume designNgila Dickson
CastingVictoria Thomas
Visual effectsWilliam Mesa, Ray McIntyre Jr.
ProductionTom Engelman, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise

Trivia about The Last Samurai

The New Zealand region of Taranaki was chosen as the filming location because Mount Taranaki resembles Mount Fuji.

In 2022, Ken Watanabe told The Guardian that the film marked a turning point for Asian representation in Hollywood.

The original screenplay was written by Michael Alan Eddy, who sued the producers in 2004, claiming the WGA and Warner Bros. denied him credit.

The soundtrack, composed by Hans Zimmer, reached number 24 on the list of the best soundtracks in the U.S.

«The Last Samurai» grossed approximately $454.6 million worldwide against an estimated budget of $140 million, and earned four Academy Award nominations.

The Japanese release grossed $8.4 million in 540 theaters, 150% more than «Vanilla Sky» and 17% more than «Minority Report» in their respective Japanese openings.

The role of Katsumoto sparked debate because of its resemblance to Saigō Takamori, leader of the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, and because of the historical liberties taken in portraying the samurai.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

What it's about The Last Samurai

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Main theme: Satsuma Rebellion, Battle of Shiroyama