On Dec. 1, 2003, Warner Bros. premiered 'The Last Samurai' in Los Angeles. Skip to main content Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu. ... Taka (Koyuki), the widow of the samurai Nathan killed.

"The Last Samurai" is as rich in period and historical background as it is deficient in fresh dramatic and thematic ideas. Actioner about an American soldier who takes his fighting skills to Japan ...

For The Last Samurai, director Edward Zwick (who directed the Civil War epic Glory) returns to the battlefield, this time documenting a period of American history of which very little is known.The ...

When spring arrives, Nathan changes sides, bids farewell to Taka and her children, then dons armor and rides with Katsumoto to the samurai's last stand. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

Tom Cruise plays Nathan Algren, a boozing officer disillusioned by the Civil War. Since Nathan is hired to go to Japan to modernize their army, wags have dubbed the film Dances With Samurai. And ...