Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and tv shows. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by tom cruise throughout his acting career. Katsumoto, a character in the last samurai, was based on a real historical figure. Tom cruise s a few good men 92 and the last samurai 03 dvds combo pack please look at photos and ask questions as i prefer not to accept returns. Will the last samurai find peace in his quest for redemption. The battle scenes are stirring and elegantly mounted, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying. Tom cruise and ken watanabe costar, as a shabby civil war veteran and a proud samurai warrior. The last samurai is a 2003 american epic war film directed and coproduced by edward zwick, who also cowrote. Why tom cruises the last samurai is totally underrated.
Cruise and the japanese cast promote the last samurai in 2002 duration. With tom cruise, ken watanabe, billy connolly, william atherton. Tom cruise is not only the star of the last samurai, hes also a producer. The wars are well and truly over, but algren is still haunted by what he has seen, and done, and scrounges out drinking money to sustain his.
As steven spielbergs creation, cruise starred in 2002s action movie minority report. May 19, 2016 in 2003, edward zwicks the last samurai earned four oscar nominations, but went home emptyhanded. Set in 1876, the last samurai is about american mercenary. Feb 03, 2016 the last samurai interview rachel platt interviews edward zwick, tony goldwyn, tom cruise, and ken watanabe. The movie the last samurai, featuring tom cruise and ken watanabe, which portrayed fictional events inspired in the meiji restoration, and the satsuma rebellion, took saigos last stand as the main inspiration. The film stars tom cruise, who also coproduced, with timothy spall, ken watanabe, billy connolly, tony goldwyn, hiroyuki sanada, koyuki, and shin koyamada in supporting. Then, after its obligatory run on tnt, the tom cruise vehicle disappeared into relative. Academy awards, usa 2004 oscar nominee best actor in a supporting role.
Set in japan during the 1870s, the last samurai tells the story of capt. Was there a real tom cruise wielding a katana, and fighting for a group of traditional samurai, against the tyranny of modernisation and industrialisation of the late 19 th century. In the last samurai, this is presented as a thoroughly mixed idea. The last samurai, tom cruise s latest superstar vehicle, attempts to merge two heavily romanticised cultures, the american west and feudal japan, into the template of a rousing period epic. An american military advisor embraces the samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Aug 27, 2003 military history magazine recently did an intriguing cover story on the events that inspired the upcoming tom cruise epic the last samurai. I think that, while the film is better than most american movies at showing japanese culture, it is still pretty romanticized.
Ken watanabe, tom cruise,william atherton,chad lindberg,ray godshall sr. Why do you think tom cruise decides to side with the samurai. The last samurai presents a timeless story of honor in the cinematic tradition of akira kurosawa. In order to prepare for the role of captain nathan algren in the last samurai, tom cruise endured months of strenuous physical training while at the same time trying to get inside his character.
The last samurai quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. An american hired to instruct the japanese army in the ways of modern warfare soon learns to respect the samurai that he has been ordered to destroy. One cant help but admire the samurai culture, as cruise s character mentions, its has an undeniable appeal. The last samurai contained everything i love about japan. In 1876, nathan algren tom cruise, a ptsd victim who was once a u. The last samurai is plural and refers to the last clan of samurai and not just tom cruises character. Jan, 2016 action movie anatomy hosts ben bateman and andrew ghai break down the last samurai.
Cruise steps into the role of nathan algren, a dam. Nick riganas set in japan during the 1870s, this movie tells the story of captain nathan algren tom cruise, a respected american military officer hired by the emperor of japan to train the countrys first army in the art of modern warfare. Tom cruise, ken watanabe, timothy spall watch all you want for free. Tom cruise lends his star power to this epic drama about a civil war veteran who allies himself with samurai warriors in 1870s japan.
Some of cruise s later films like a few good men and the last samurai can also be considered to be part of this formula. Tom cruise is an american actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama endless love. In 2014, the movie was one of several discussed by keli goff in the daily. The last samurai facts 20 amazing facts about the last. Which character is the last samurai katsumoto, or algren. His breakthrough role was in the comingofage comedy risky business 1983, which garnered cruise his first nomination for the golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy.
Cruise steps into the role of nathan algren, a damaged and decorated veteran of the wild west who finds himself largely redundant in late nineteenth. Cruise s character algren is a decorated veteran of the civil war whos lost his soul. The story follows a disillusioned civil war veteran whos recruited to train the japanese army in western warfare as they prepare to take on a samurai rebellion. In fact, the last samurai has several such sequences, but it would be a mistake to label it an action film. Nathan algren tom cruise is an american military officer hired by the emperor of japan to train the countrys first army in the art of modern warfare. This beautifully crafted star vehicle serves one of americas modern screen icons, and tom cruise not only rises to the challenge, but carries the film into the history books with great dignity. I dont like tom cruise as a person, but i enjoy his movies in general. The last samurai is a 2003 american period action drama film directed and co produced by edward zwick, who also cowrote the screenplay with john logan and marshall herskovitz. Tom cruise stars in this sweeping epic set in japan during the 1870s as captain nathan algren, a respected american military officer hired by the emperor of. Edward zwicks 2003 action movie the last samurai was next until steven spielberg returned with his 2005s war of the worlds. The last samurai 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tom cruise stars as nathan algren, a veteran of the american civil war and the campaigns against the american indians, in the course of which he served under general custer. From the opening voiceover and title to the final scene, the last samurai is an historical disaster.
While japan undergoes tumultuous transition to a more westernized society in 187677, the last samurai gives epic sweep to an intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. Tom cruise s character exists as a vehicle to deliver the story. Tom engelman, john logan, edward zwick, marshall herskovitz. Tom cruise stars as nathan algren, a veteran of the u. The last samurai is a 2003 american period action drama film directed and coproduced by edward zwick, who also cowrote the screenplay with john logan and marshall herskovitz. How was the movie the last samurai received in japan. Tom cruise was almost beheaded by a samurai sword while filming the last samurai. Katharina kubrick, malcolm mcdowell, stanley kubrick, barbara kroner. The career and life of stanley kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by tom cruise. Movie trailer for the last samurai starring tom cruise. The title of the movie is the last samurai but the japanese ideograph which.
Zwick and cruise have made this remarkable story much more. His name is shoji yoshihara, brother to yoshihara yoshindo. Tom cruise is an american actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor. Nathan algren tom cruise is coerced by a mercenary officer tony goldwyn to. Online your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Mar 31, 2017 here are 20 amazing the last samurai facts. Watanabe is sublime, i cant get enough of this guy. Hired by the emperor of japan to train japans first modern army, algren finds a kindred spirit. Tom cruise, william atherton, chad lindberg, ray godshall sr. More than anything else, the last samurai is the current tom cruise vehicle, and the actors capacity to wrestle the story to his own demands is an impressive testament to his multifaceted. In recent years tom cruise is most known for his action movie roles such as mission impossible, the last samurai, and jack reacher. What were the japanese trying to accomplish by hiring tom cruises character.
Tom cruise s character, captain algren, is brought in to train a new japanese army. More than anything else, the last samurai is the current tom cruise vehicle, and the actors capacity to wrestle the story to his own demands is an. The last samurai by edward zwick edward zwick, tom cruise. The casting is excellent and every member of the cast delivers an outstanding performance, never once throwing the viewer out of the story. From the harikiri suicide to the refusal to backdown against a staggering army, the movie depicts the last honorable military profession.
List of awards and nominations received by tom cruise wikipedia. Tom cruise and ken watanabe lead the cast and give excellent performances. Not sure how america is the hero of any culture in that movie. Tom cruise talks about his role in the movie the last samurai. Beautifully designed, intelligently written, acted with conviction, its an uncommonly thoughtful epic. The last samurai is just about as close to perfect as a movie can get. The swordsmith in the village is a real swordsmith. Full of eastern promise or a crosscultural catastrophe. Edward zwick returned to the directors chair for the first time since 1998s the siege with this sweeping period drama set in 19thcentury japan. Men previously regarded as a toolow class to serve are prepared to fight against rebellious samurai.
Edward zwicks the last samurai is about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. Billy connolly, tom cruise, tony goldwyn, ken watanabe. A fascinating and inspiring epic, the last samurai is a powerful film. In 2003, edward zwicks the last samurai earned four oscar nominations, but went home emptyhanded. Tom cruises a few good men 92 and the last samurai 03. The last samurai has greatness in it, but sidesteps the ending that would have given it real impact. He discusses his training workout regimen and what attracted him to the role. The last samurai 2003 trailers and clips moviefone. In 1976, if you had told fourteenyearold franciscan seminary student thomas cruise mapother iv that one day in the not too distant future he would be tom cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. Nathan algren tom cruise, a respected american military officer hired by the emperor of japan to train the countrys. Monday questions part 1choose 1 of the following 2 questions. Tom cruise, ken watanabe, timothy spall watch all you want. The film stars tom cruise, who also coproduced, with timothy spall, ken. If theres going to be an alternative ending on the dvd, i know what it would have to show and so, i suspect, does edward zwick.
The last samurai stefanos cloud tv tom cruise movie. Last samurai, the dvd ws tom cruise stars in this sweeping epic set in japan during the 1870s as captain nathan algren, a respected american military officer hired by the emperor of japan to train the countrys first army in the art of modern warfare. Both tom cruise and ken watanabe received golden globe. A disillusioned american military officer tom cruise learns the samurai culture while being held captive in a japanese village. The last samurai, tom cruises latest superstar vehicle, attempts to merge two heavily romanticised cultures, the american west and feudal japan, into the template of a rousing period epic. The latest film by director edward zwick director of glory and producer traffic and i am sam is a twoandahalf hour period epic romanticizing samurai and mourning their demise during the mid19th century. Its a deeply absorbing and sometimes profoundly moving tale of regeneration and redemption, superbly visualized and brilliantly. The last samurai is a 2003 american film directed by edward zwick. Tom cruises character, captain algren, is brought in to train a new japanese army. Video plays to drumheavy music, and depicts multiple battlefield scenes and tom cruise preparing for conflict.
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