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The Last Samurai

7.620032h 34mMA 15+MovieDramaActionWar

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…

DirectorEdward Zwick
WritersJohn Logan·Edward Zwick
ProducersTom Cruise·Edward Zwick

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Cast · Directed by Edward Zwick

TCTom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
KWKen Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
TSTimothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
TGTony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
HSHiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
KKoyuki
Koyuki
Taka
SKShin Koyamada
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
BCBilly Connolly
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
TITogo Igawa
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
SNShichinosuke Nakamura
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
MHMasato Harada
Masato Harada
Omura
WAWilliam Atherton
William Atherton
Winchester Rep

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The Last Samurai — streaming FAQ

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The Last Samurai is streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix Standard in Australia, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.

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Yes — The Last Samurai is available on Netflix in Australia as of October 2026.

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Yes — The Last Samurai is included with an Amazon Prime Video subscription in Australia as of October 2026.

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