2003 2h 34m • War, Drama, History, Action/Adventure • R
66% 83%
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Writen by
John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Video
2.35:1 1080 (h264)
Audio
English (AAC 5.1)
Format
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.