IMDb
7.8 /10
505k votes


Drama · Action · War · 2003 · 2h 34min
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.
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Radar Pictures
Bedford Falls Productions
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures







Original Theatrical Trailer
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IMDb
7.8 /10
505k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
55 /100
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TMDB
7.6 /10
8k votes
Letterboxd
7.6 /10
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Weighted average
7.1/10