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.
Cast
Tom Cruise
Nathan Algren
Ken Watanabe
Moritsugu Katsumoto
Timothy Spall
Simon Graham
Tony Goldwyn
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ujio
Koyuki
Taka
Shin Koyamada
Nobutada
Billy Connolly
Zebulon Gant
Togo Igawa
General Hasegawa
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Emperor Meiji
Masato Harada
Omura
William Atherton
Winchester Rep
Chad Lindberg
Winchester Rep Assistant
Scott Wilson
Ambassador Swanbeck
Ray Godshall Sr.
Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi Odate
Omura's Companion
John Koyama
Omura's Bodyguard
Satoshi Nikaido
N.C.O.
Shintaro Wada
Young Recruit
Shun Sugata
Nakao
Sosuke Ikematsu
Higen
Aoi Minato
Magojiro
Seizō Fukumoto
Silent Samurai
Shoji Yoshihara
Sword Master
Kosaburo Nomura IV
Kyogen Player #1
Takashi Noguchi
Kyogen Player #2
Noguchi Takayuki
Kyogen Player #3
Sven Toorvald
Omura's Secretary
Yuki Matsuzaki
Soldier in Street #1
Mitsuyuki Oishi
Soldier in Street #2
Jiro Wada
Soldier in Street #3
Hiroshi Watanabe
Guard
Yusuke Myochin
Sword Master's Assistant
Hiroaki Amano
Samurai Ensemble
Kenta Daibo
Samurai Ensemble
Koji Fujii
Samurai Ensemble
Makoto Hashiba
Samurai Ensemble
Shimpei Horinouchi
Samurai Ensemble
Takashi Kora
Samurai Ensemble
Shane Kosugi
Samurai Ensemble
Takeshi Maya
Samurai Ensemble
Seiji Morita
Samurai Ensemble
Lee Murayama
Samurai Ensemble
Takeru Shimizu
Samurai Ensemble
Shinji Suzuki
Samurai Ensemble
Hisao Takeda
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichiro Yonekura
Samurai Ensemble
Ryoichi Noguchi
Samurai Ensemble
Crew
Edward Zwick
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Marshall Herskovitz
Screenplay, Producer
John Logan
Screenplay, Story
Victor Du Bois
Editor
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Penny Lee Hallin
Assistant Editor
Pablo Prietto
Assistant Editor
Jenny Hicks
Assistant Editor
John Toll
Director of Photography
Nilo Otero
First Assistant Director
Allen Kupetsky
Second Assistant Director
Christopher Glass
Storyboard Artist
Jill Soper
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lil Heyman
Production Coordinator
Vincent Ward
Executive Producer
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Richard Solomon
Executive Producer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Production Supervisor
Anne Bruning
Production Supervisor
Kyoko Kageyama
Production Supervisor
Paula Wagner
Producer
Scott Kroopf
Producer
Tom Cruise
Producer
Tom Engelman
Producer
Yoko Narahashi
Associate Producer
Michael Doven
Associate Producer
Graham Larson
Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor
Lilly Kilvert
Production Design
Mike Thomas
"A" Camera Operator
Chris Toll
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jeff Pelton
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Peter McCaffrey
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Tommy Klines
First Assistant "B" Camera
Louise Williams
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Darrin Keough
"C" Camera Operator
Brett Matthews
First Assistant "C" Camera
Calum McFarlane
"D" Camera Operator
Richard Lacy
First Assistant "D" Camera
Brett McDowell
Dolly Grip
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Bob Buck
Costume Coordinator
Ngila Dickson
Costume Design
Kendall Errair
Costumer
Janice Alexander
Hair Department Head
Terry Baliel
Key Hair Stylist
Kimberley Spiteri
Hairstylist
Colleen LaBaff
Hairstylist
Carol Pershing
Hairstylist
Karen Asano-Myers
Hairstylist
Lois Burwell
Makeup Designer
Kenny Myers
Key Makeup Artist
Tina Harrelson
Makeup Artist
Maggie Elliott
Makeup Artist
Greg Nelson
Makeup Artist
Richard Snell
Makeup Artist
Cedar Valentine
Art Department Coordinator
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Supervising Art Director
Elizabeth Flaherty
Assistant Art Director
Conor O'Sullivan
Prosthetic Supervisor
Duncan Jarman
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Michael Kamper
Sound Designer
Jon Title
Sound Designer
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Editor
Ben Wilkins
Sound Editor
Bruce Tanis
Sound Editor
Alan Rankin
Sound Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Paul Flinchbaugh
Assistant Sound Editor
Victor Ray Ennis
First Assistant Sound Editor
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Wexler
Production Sound Mixer
Dean Hurley
Sound Assistant
Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Craig S. Jaeger
Foley Supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Alyson Dee Moore
Foley Artist
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Frank Smathers
Foley Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Kerry Dean Williams
Supervising ADR Editor
Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor
Kelly Oxford
ADR Editor
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Editor
Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Michael Miller
ADR Mixer
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Paul J. Lombardi
Special Effects Supervisor
William Mesa
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Crosbie
VFX Supervisor
Thomas Boland
Visual Effects Producer
George Macri
Visual Effects Producer
Jeffrey White
Visual Effects Producer
Romulo Adriano Jr.
Visual Effects Coordinator
Neil Greenberg
Visual Effects Editor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Marc Streitenfeld
Music Editor
Michael Sean Ryan
Transportation Captain
Vic Cuccia
Transportation Captain
Dan Romero
Transportation Coordinator
Ken Ryan
Production Accountant
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
Assistant Accountant
Laura Harris Atkinson
Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen
Dialogue Editor
Paul Reddin
Rigging Grip
Gary Hill
Rigging Gaffer
Lori A. Lopes
Set Decoration
Gretchen Rau
Set Decoration
Kathy Lucas
Assistant Set Decoration
Michael Smale
Set Designer
Sam Storey
Set Designer
Philip Thomas
Set Designer
Neil Kirkland
Construction Coordinator
David James
Still Photographer
Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Script Supervisor
Iain Mathieson
Best Boy Electric
Charles Harrington
Location Manager
Al Goto
Stunts
Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle
Stunts
Tad Griffith
Stunts
Nobuyuki Obikane
Stunts
Hiroki Takano
Stunts
Simon Rhee
Stunts
James Lew
Stunts
Peng Zhang
Stunts
Kenji Sato
Stunts
Nick Powell
Stunt Coordinator
Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunt Coordinator
Casey O'Neill
Stunt Double
David Gulick
Property Master
Parker Swanson
Assistant Property Master
Peter C. Clarke
Assistant Property Master
Jay Munro
Best Boy Grip
Michael Taylor
Video Assist Operator
Cynthia E. Thornton
Associate Editor
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
David Nichols
Key Grip
Mick Morris
Gaffer
Kevin De La Noy
Unit Production Manager
John Bonnin
Libra Head Technician
Kim Sinclair
Art Direction
Jess Gonchor
Art Direction
Terry Jarvis
Wigmaker
Gunner Ashford
Armorer
Patrick Cassidy
Leadman
J.C. Brown
Graphic Designer
