FILM REVIEW
The Last Samurai
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jo Jo
Spangler, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
Classification: 13V
Running Time: 144 minutes
Opens On: 16 January
2004
Set in Japan during the
1870s, "The Last Samurai" tells the story of Capt. Nathan
Algren, an American military officer hired by the Emperor of
Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern
warfare. As the government attempts to eradicate the ancient
Samurai warrior class in preparation for more Westernised
and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself
unexpectedly affected by his encounters with the Samurai,
which places him at the centre of a struggle between two
eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honour to
guide him.
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