Japan Synopsis
“In the face of an enemy, in the heart of one man, lies the soul of a warrior.”
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 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Last Samurai sits at position #53.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Last Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Last Samurai premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 34m runtime, production spent $909K per minute on screen and earned $3.0M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,020 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #436 of 1,933 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America, New Zealand |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Radar Pictures, Cruise/Wagner Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 34m |
| Release Date | December 5, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0325710 |
| Official Site | www.warnerbros.com |