A detailed introduction to The Last Samurai

Title: The Last Samurai

Screenwriter: john logan John Logan

Marshall Herskovits Marshall Herkovitz

Director: Edward Zwick

Starring: Tom Cruise Tom Cruise

Ken Watanabe Ken. Watanabe

billy connolly Billy Connolly

Koyuki Kato Koyuki

Tony Godwin Tony Goldwyn

Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada

Masato Harada Masato Harada

Type: action/adventure/plot/ War

Level: R (intense violence and war scenes)

Release: Warner Brothers

Country: USA/New Zealand/Japanese Language: English/Japanese

Release date: December 5, 23

The story began in 1876, which was the 1th year after the end of the American Civil War. Captain Nathan Algelin (Tom Cruise), a veteran, witnessed all kinds of cruelty and blood in the war, and many good friends also died in the battle. Now he is physically and mentally exhausted and immersed in alcohol anesthesia all day. By chance, Captain Nathan met three Japanese businessmen who came to the United States to do business. One of them spoke fluent English and was a descendant of the Japanese royal family. Under his introduction, Nathan was invited to Japan as a military adviser to the government.

At that time, during the Meiji Restoration in Japan, the whole country was rapidly learning from the West. His Majesty the Emperor also hoped to train the ancient Japanese samurai into a modern army, and handed this important task to Nathan, a military adviser. Nathan, who stayed in Japan, with the help of his adjutant (billy connolly), learned swordsmanship and bushido from Moriseung-won (Ken Watanabe), the chief warrior of the imperial court, and used his experience in the American Civil War to train the Japanese army and teach them modern fighting methods such as drilling, shooting and fighting, and at the same time fell in love with Moriseung-won's beautiful daughter (Koyuki Kato).

However, His Majesty's decision was opposed by most traditional warriors, who tried to protect the samurai spirit rather than become a modern killing machine. After the strong protest failed, a group of warriors raised their swords and defected. Under the leadership of leader Ugio (Hiroyuki Sanada), they fled into a remote village to confront the government forces. His Majesty the Emperor issued an order to ask Senna and Moriseung-won to lead their newly trained troops to the villages where the rebels gathered to wipe them out. Unexpectedly, the war failed and Nathan himself became a prisoner of the rebels.

Fortunately, the rebels didn't kill Nathan. Instead, their leader Ugio regarded Nathan as a guest of honor and praised his courage. Nathan gradually realized the true samurai spirit from Ugio and was deeply attracted by this spirit. Soon after, Nathan returned to the army of the Emperor's government, and the Japanese government officially ordered the samurai to be completely westernized. But at this time, Nathan, who was deeply inspired by the spirit of Bushido, was hesitant ...

The Emperor listened to the advice of the near minister, and dispatch troops attacked Ugio's army. Nathan decided to help Ugio, and they fought together to make him die like a real samurai at the last moment. Nathan returned Ugio's sword to the emperor, reminding him that for the sake of the country's warriors and bushido. Then Nathan left there and returned to the samurai village to live an ordinary and happy life.