In director Edward Zwick's sweeping sentimental fiction "The Last Samurai," the most modern of all screen stars, Tom Cruise, plays an embittered 1870s U.S.

James Cameron's Avatar and Edward Zwicks 2003 movie starring Tom Cruise, The Last Samurai, have several thematic and narrative similarities.

The Last Samurai is a historic epic directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren, a disillusioned American military officer who finds himself in Japan.

A man armed with a samurai sword who murdered a London boy on his way to school during a rampage that seriously injured five other people was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Marcus Arduini Monzo ...

Flashbacks Was The Last Samurai Tom Cruise’s last great movie? Twenty years ago, the ‘Mission: Impossible’ frontman did a lot more than just shoot people and jump off tall buildings.

In feudal Japan, the samurai were the armed supporters and protectors of wealthy landowners. They weren’t just warriors — they were trusted advisors, problem solvers, and strategists. They knew the ...

Last Samurai will be aimed next for the March 18 Essex Handicap (G3), the next route in the handicap division at Oaklawn, also run at 1 1/16 miles. "We'll see him in the Essex and all the way down ...

Tom Cruise’s Historical War Epic Remains Controversial — and Underrated The Last Samurai may be a product of its time, but it was also a step forward for representation.

Exiting a career-best speed figure in the Razorback Handicap (G3) last month, Last Samurai echoed that performance and continued to showcase his penchant for the Oaklawn Park surface with an ...

'The Last Samurai' actor Tom Cruise nearly ahd his head cut off on the set during a major stunt. Here's how he reacted to the realization.