While the two main characters in Avatar and The Last Samurai have several similarities, the way their stories were executed is different. Nathan was haunted by the part he played in the massacre ...

The Last Samurai was recently added to Prime Video's ranks for the new year. Cruise stars as Nathan Algren, an American Civil War captain who is hired by the Japanese government to modernize the ...

Today, ‘The Last Samurai’ marks one of the actor’s final truly ambitious starring roles. As the film celebrates its 20th birthday, ... Algren becomes accustomed to their way of life.

Hiroyuki Sanada plays Katusmoto’s second-in-command, Ujio, and like Watanabe, he’s another actor who’s remained in the limelight (though perhaps not enough so) 20 years after The Last ...

IGN attended a 2003 press conference for The Last Samurai and had the chance to speak with Cruise. He explained that he couldn’t even touch his toes when he started his preparation.

The Last Samurai is, indeed, a thoughtful, excellently crafted, and superbly made variation on a particular trope of cinema we now typically call the “white savior movie,” although it’s ...

Learn more about the full cast of The Last Samurai with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. ... Once nursed to health, he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, ...