The Last Samurai

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. The Last Samurai is a 2003 American English-language Action Drama motion picture starring Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada and Eiji Inoue. The Last Samurai was Produced by Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf and Tom Engelman. The Last Samurai is written by John Logan, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz and it is directed by Edward Zwick. Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Last Samurai was released on 5th December 2003 in English and Japanese languages and takes a screen time of 154 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Last Samurai was made on a budget of $140 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $454 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by John Logan, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. Cinematography was done by John Toll and editing by Steven Rosenblum and Victor Dubois. The music was composed by Hans Zimmer.