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The Last Samurai

  • December 5, 2003
  • 154 min.
  • Drama, Action, War
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • United States
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.

Original title: The Last Samurai

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Academy Awards #76 - 2004

Award People Status
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ken Watanabe
Best Sound Mixing Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Jeff Wexler
Best Production Design Lilly Kilvert, Gretchen Rau
Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson

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