The film never really explains how or why this resolute, isolated samurai learned to speak English better than the emperor. His fluency doesn't quite make sense, though it gives the movie some ...

“The Last Samurai” tells the story of a rebellious group of samurai who refused to put down their swords after the Emperor Meiji reclaimed control of Japan. The story is presented through the eyes of ...

The emperor launches his final campaign to eliminate these disloyal samurai who, in their own way, see their rebellion as the ultimate expression of serving the emperor (even if he himself doesn't ...

Back in 1985, the producer of "Ran" -- the last great Akira Kurosawa samurai epic -- reportedly told a press conference that he was generally happy with the U.S. response to the film, but was sure ...

Revered as a god, the young and indecisive Emperor Meiji (Scichinousuke Nakamura) demands that Nathan be presented at court and shocks all when he deigns to speak to the American.

ET says that in The Last Samurai, Cruise portrays "Capt. Nathan Algren, a Civil War veteran who journeys to Japan in the late 1870s to train the troops of the emperor Meiji, who no longer wants to ...

Zwick began shooting last fall in Japan before moving to L.A., where old Tokyo was re-created on the Warner Bros. backlot. In January, production moved to New Zealand — doubling for the Japanese ...

IN THE 2003 MOVIE,The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise plays a former U.S. Army captain named Nathan Algren, an alcoholic and mercenary who in the 1870s goes to Japan to work for the Emperor Meiji.

The Last Samurai, Odeon Leicester Square Japanese samurai epic is given a Hollywood makeover in Cruise's quest for elusive Oscar Roger Clarke Wednesday 07 January 2004 01:00 GMT 0 Comments ...

You can check out the official synopsis for the series below. “Set in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, Last Samurai Standing takes place at the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto.

The Meiji Restoration of the late 19th century saw an almost-medieval Nippon making its first contact with the West in 200 years, as the country's emperor endeavoured to industrialise his ...