The Last Samurai (2003)
The paths of two warriors converge when the Emperor of Japan hires a Civil War veteran to train Japan's first modern army. As he encounters the Samurai traditions, the troubled American soldier finds himself at the center of a violent and epic struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his sense of honor to guide him.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Edward Zwick
Written By: Edward Zwick, John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz
Starring: Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Hiroyuki Sanada, Scott Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, William Atherton, Ken Watanabe, Masato Harada, Koyuki, Shin Koyamada
Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, War, History
Country: USA
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The Last Samurai belongs to 43 collections
1. AAA: Empire's five star movies (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 24 stars)
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BeeDub | 95 91st |
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Dances With Samurai lol
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Pickpocket | 8 82nd |
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Pretty badass movie with some amazingly well done fight scenes. And it is really a pleasant surprise after reading 'A WHITE GUY IS THE LAST SAMURAI WTF HEHEHEHE' a thousand times. It's probably 30 minutes too long and the typical Zwick cheese comes into play but pretty solid overall.
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| 4 | thecedex | 65 44th |
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The Last Samurai is beautiful in its physical entity but superficial in its story and characters. It's the historical epic the movie suggest's it to be but more of an competent action movie.
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Ytadel | 10 99th |
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Epic, gorgeously lensed, quietly philosophical one scene and awesomely action-packed the next, with a world-class performance by Ken Watanabe. I might like it more than I'm supposed to, but I get off on this epic shit and I think katana fights are pretty darn cool, so that's alright. Also, complainers, "the last samurai" is Katsumoto, not Tom Cruise! That's not a legitimate gripe!
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| 3 | Spitfire | 85 92nd |
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A great period piece. Stunning visuals and a strong story. I'm not a huge Cruise fan, but he does well here. Ken Watanabe is the show stealer in my books.
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joseywales | 73 66th |
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Not without it's faults, but well-made and entertaining enough. The ninja attack scene is downright... awesome!
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ewp805 | 84 82nd |
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One of Tom Cruise's best performances. Great ending and well choreographed fighting.
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| 2 | nrhughes | 60 34th |
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Entertaining, if mildly insulting and totally overwrought.
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| 2 | gavinmcd | 60 24th |
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Plenty of slow motion close ups of Tom Cruise looking heroic.
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easydiff | 40 32nd |
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"Being Epic" is not something you shoot for. You make a good movie first, and if you're LUCKY it turns out epic.
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Nathan S | 2 21st |
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Another white dude becomes the most important member of a foreign culture.
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Mifune | 60 21st |
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the last samurai is a 5 feet tall american.....almost made me do the seppuku
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| 1 | aurelius99 | 77 63rd |
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Well-shot, didn't like the ending.
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MartinTeller | 67 30th |
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Not too shabby, perhaps a little longer than it needed to be. Good battle scenes, though. Maybe my expectations were just too low.
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| 1 | StarSiren | 80 78th |
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Decent film.
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mrbeck | 60 25th |
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Mediocre. Got a lot of bad press, but it's actually not a bad watch. Not a personal favourite, but you might well like it.
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doctor7 | 72 55th |
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A beautifully shot film with astounding sets and costumes. Very good action and lots of fun but the ending is quite pretensious on Tom Cruise's part. I guess being the producer gives you such perks though.
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Actionberg | 60 28th |
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She sails well for a while, but the fact that it's Tom Cruise as a samurai slowly but surely sinks in and annoys.
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| 1 | StVeSa | 85 71st |
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I've always enjoyed the Fuedal Era, the portrayal of it's end in this film is very good indeed.
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dere | 70 42nd |
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I was able to see past Cruise, an american, as the last samurai, but if you cannot, go ahead and reduce the score by thirty points.
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| 1 | djfntstque | 19 1st |
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An idiotic, implicitly racist transplant of the (also idiotic) Dances With Wolves. Cruise fits into the 19th century framework about as well as Lindsey Lohan to Anna Karenina. The Japanese hold up their end of the deal, but by the end they've all been killed, or given themselves to whitey.
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IcyBrian | 94 93rd |
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This is one of those movies I could watch over and over again. Fantastic story, beautifully shot, and amazing performances from Tom Cruise & Ken Watanabe. Also, Hiroyuki Sanada redefines badass.
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GravyMaximus | 60 47th |
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Tom Cruise is the last samurai? Really?
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ozymandius10 | 83 84th |
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It was just a great movie. And I'll be the first to say that I was immensely surprised.
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| 1 | easymac742 | 81 69th |
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It's Dances with Wolves, just substitute indians for samurai. It's still a good movie.
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h_double | 77 22nd |
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I'm fairly allergic to Tom Cruise, but this was a decent period piece with some nice costumes and fight scenes (and the Tom Cruise factor isn't so bad when you realize "Samurai" in the title is plural)
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| 1 | papakob | 79 44th |
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A nice, long, entertaining movie that makes you feel educated after watching it. However, I have no idea what, if any, of it is actually based off of fact. Still it is an interesting story of an american man learning japanese culture.
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Stain | 90 86th |
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A lot like _Dances with Wolves_, but a much better film all around
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| 1 | bigsby | 100 86th |
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Tom Cruise's last good film. I saw this movie in theaters eight times & enjoyed it more everytime I went. There are plenty of films out there about samurais, but few of them capture the real beauty, discipline, & tranquility of Japanese culture like this film does. Not only is the story interesting, Tom Cruise being the only American in the midst of a samurai village, the romance was a nice touch, the action was to die for, a very complete film.
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| 1 | Brenev | 97 98th |
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Wonderful acting with a deep, cultural story.
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andayb | 60 46th |
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the last samurai is very well directed, adeptly acted, impeccably produced and beautifully shot, unfortunately it's hollywood to the max, cause it suffers from a major "white savior" syndrome. you would probably power whole Tokyo if you could just harness the tsunami of eyerolls from the japanese audience who saw this in theaters.
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Attached Eon | 85 89th |
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I like the east meets west idea, and this is an awfully cool time period that doesn't get a lot of attention. It is, however, kind of like dances with wolves 2: tokyo sunrise.
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| 1 | atilaudc | 5 9th |
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Pittyful escuse for a film. A western guy that can learn how to be a samurai in a few months. only in america...
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| 1 | Samson0o | 50 14th |
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Oh, come on!
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Okkervil | 73 73rd |
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It's a shame that most of the film can't quite live up to the exceptional last 45 minutes or so, as if it did this would have been truly brilliant. The are a few too many pointless scenes, which is a shame, because what this film most lacks is true character development and interaction. This leaves much of the first half of the film feeling rushed and underdeveloped, which is quite a feat considering how long the film is. Watanabe in particular is excellent, and all in all it's a very good film.
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Cinema_Asia | 55 19th |
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The great white father Tom Cruise is here to deliver the ancient samurai into battle one last time! (he gets the girl too) Instead of watching this sort of insulting Hollywood revision of other nationalities' history it might be better just to watch actual samurai period pieces like Twilight Samurai or When the Last Sword is Drawn instead. Last Samurai manages not to be total trash simply because of the gorgeous costumes and Ken Watanabe's presence.
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daisy-fairy | 90 87th |
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Sad fairytale about love and honor. I like to think that there still exist people who mean what they say, they have ideals and they are not willing to compromise on them.
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