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.

The way of the samurai (called the Bushido code) is often referred to as a Japanese code of chivalry. Bushido runs much deeper than that. It is a way of mental and physical acumen but, moreover, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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, ...