2003
7.591
(6.8K)
Duration
2h 34m
Premiere
December 5, 2003
Budget
$140,000,000
Gross worldwide
$456,800,000
Genres
Drama, Action, War
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.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions