The Last Samurai is a 2003 historical war film directed by Edward Zwick that stars Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren, a disillusioned Civil War veteran who travels to Japan. The Last Samurai (2000) was the first novel by American writer Helen DeWitt. Contents 1 Plot introduction 1.1 Character Development 1.2 Seven Samurai 2 The Potential. The Last Samurai (2003) Goofs on IMDb: Mistakes, Errors in geography, Spoilers and more. The Last Samurai Soundtracks Download Here The Full Music Album!!! Directed by Edward Zwick. With Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg. An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to. From the opening voiceover and title to the final scene, The Last Samurai is an historical disaster. I expected it to be bad, based on early reviews (e.g. Paul. The Daughter of the Samurai (German: Die Tochter des Samurai , Japanese: Atarashiki Tsuchi , 新しき土 (The New Earth ?)) is a 1937 German - Japanese drama film. 3,430 words Most modern cinema is essentially the re-enactment of the same story. A protagonist is born into a world containing racism, sexism, anti-Semitism Info: In den 70er Jahren des 19. Jahrhunderts erhält der US-Captain und Bürgerkriegsveteran Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) ein verlockendes Angebot aus Japan. Plot Summary: With the fall of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japan is once again plunged into chaos as his once subordinate Ishida Mitsunari looks to seek revenge against Date.