Cinematic background from The Last Samurai 2003 - Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

The Last Samurai

2003

Action, Drama

Directors:
Edward Zwick
Writers:
Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan
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Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – An older man is holding a bow and arrow in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a woman dressed in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A painting of a street scene with a horse and carriage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A woman wearing a purple robe standing under a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black robe looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a woman standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of men riding on the back of a horse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man standing in front of a window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black robe standing next to another man in a black robe; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a beard and a neck brace on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A woman in a purple robe standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A young asian boy wearing a black robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a beard wearing a robe and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a white robe standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man holding a sword in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black robe looking at another man in a black robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a leather armor is standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a shaved head and a goatee is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A woman holding chopsticks in her mouth while eating; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men standing next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two asian men standing next to each other in the rain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a bald head wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a long black beard is looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a boy are tying a tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a helmet and holding an umbrella; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black robe with his hands in prayer position; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a boy sitting on the porch of a house; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man holding a sword in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man holding a wooden stick while standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person sitting on a bench in front of a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with long black hair is looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two young women dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with long black hair wearing a purple robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people standing in a courtyard with a fire burning; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men are dressed in medieval garb and one has a beard and one has long brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a black mask on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a beard wearing a hat and holding a pair of binoculars; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people sitting in a room watching something; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting in the grass in front of a mountain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men in military garb are holding guns; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a shaved head wearing a black robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men are dressed up with arrows on their heads; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person holding a sword in a room with a red ceiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people standing in a room with pillars; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two young boys are practicing martial arts in the rain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a young boy standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a blue robe and a man in a black jacket and a man in a blue robe and a man in a black jacket and a; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a robe standing next to another man in a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man is crying while looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men are working in an old - fashioned workshop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two people sitting on the ground in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people standing in the dirt holding wooden sticks; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person with long hair wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a brown robe holding a sword in front of a black background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person with a beard wearing armor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a beard and mustache wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a shaved head and a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man holding a sword while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting in a room with his hands in his lap; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people standing on top of a hill; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man holding a sword in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two men in samurai garb talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man is lying on the ground while another man holds a cane; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting in the grass with his eyes closed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black robe standing in the pouring rain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a suit of armor talking to another man in armor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with long hair and a beard holding a bow and arrow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a bald head is holding a book; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A person holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people watching a performance in a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man in a black shirt is standing in front of a house; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting in the grass looking out at the mountains; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of men sitting next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man and a young boy in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two young boys sitting at a table with food; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a shaved head is standing next to another man with a shaved head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A young woman sitting on a bed in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man wearing a helmet and a sword; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two young boys sitting at a table eating food; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A young man in a kimono looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two asian men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – Two people are walking through a grassy field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man with a shaved head holding a sword in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A group of people sitting next to each other on top of a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Last Samurai” (2003), directed by Edward Zwick – A man sitting on the ground in front of a laptop computer; Medium shot, Low angle