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The Last Samurai
Synopsis
An epic set in Japan during the 1870s which centers on Captain Nathan Algren, an American who is being requested to carry out a very special mission. Captain Algren, a respected colonial military officer, is hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors, in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai. This tension places the colonial officer at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.
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  • Director:
    Edward Zwick,
  • Writer:
    John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick,
  • Producer:
    Tom Engelman, Tom Engelman, Vincent Ward, Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise, Edward Zwick, Richard Solomon, Charles Mulyehill,
  • Cinematographer:
    John Toll,
  • Editor:
    Steven Rosenblum, Victor Du Bois,
  • Executive Producer:
    Richard Solomon, Ted Field, Charles Mulvehill, Vincent Ward,
  • Cast:
    Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Spall, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Hiroyuki Sanada,
  • Associate Producer:
    Michael Doven, Yōko Narahashi, Graham Larson,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Pablo Prietto, Penny Lee Hallin, Jenny Hicks,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Nilo Otero,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Allen Kupetsky,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Mark P. Stoeckinger,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Jayne-Ann Tenggren,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Robert Deschaine, Charleen Richards, Greg Steele, Michael Miller,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Cedar Valentine,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Jill Soper,
  • Boom Operator:
    Don Coufal,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Neil Kirkland,
  • Location Manager:
    Charles Harrington,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Lil Heyman,
  • Production Sound Mixer:
    Jeff Wexler,
  • Property Master:
    David Gulick,
  • Sound Editor:
    Dino Dimuro, Ben Wilkins, Alan Rankin, Christopher Assells, Bruce Tanis,
  • Screenplay:
    John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Peter McCaffrey,
  • Costumer:
    Kendall Errair,
  • Foley Editor:
    Bob Beher, Frank Smathers,
  • Music Editor:
    Marc Streitenfeld,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Ray McIntyre Jr., William Mesa,
  • Graphic Designer:
    J.C. Brown,
  • Set Decoration:
    Lori A. Lopes, Gretchen Rau,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson,
  • Sound Designer:
    Michael Kamper, Jon Title,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    George Macri, Thomas Boland, Jeffrey White,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Maggie Elliott, Tina Harrelson, Richard Snell, Greg Nelson,
  • C Camera Operator:
    Darrin Keough,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Mary Jo Lang, Nerses Gezalyan,
  • Set Designer:
    Sam Storey, Michael Smale, Philip Thomas,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Mo Henry,
  • Stunts:
    Al Goto, Tad Griffith, Lauro Chartrand, Nobuyuki Obikane, Hiroki Takano,
  • Leadman:
    Patrick Cassidy,
  • D Camera Operator:
    Calum McFarlane,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Peter C. Clarke, Parker Swanson,
  • Production Accountant:
    Ken Ryan,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    David A. Cohen, Laura Harris Atkinson,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Michael Taylor,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Charles Mulvehill, Kevin De La Noy,
  • Foley Supervisor:
    Craig S. Jaeger,
  • Rigging Grip:
    Paul Reddin,
  • ADR Editor:
    Anna MacKenzie, Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson, Kelly Oxford, Michelle Pazer,
  • B Camera Operator:
    Peter McCaffrey,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Mitchell E. Dauterive, Anne Bruning, Kyoko Kageyama,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Terry Baliel,
  • Casting:
    Victoria Thomas,
  • Second Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Jeff Pelton,
  • VFX Supervisor:
    Tim Crosbie,
  • Associate Editor:
    Cynthia E. Thornton,
  • Costume Design:
    Ngila Dickson,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Melissa R. Stubbs, Nick Powell,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Gary Hill,
  • Hairstylist:
    Karen Asano-Myers, Kimberley Spiteri, Carol Pershing, Colleen LaBaff,
  • Foley Artist:
    John Roesch, Alyson Dee Moore, Jeffrey Wilhoit, James Moriana,
  • Production Design:
    Lilly Kilvert,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    Kerry Dean Williams,
  • First Assistant 'C' Camera:
    Brett Matthews,
  • Still Photographer:
    David James,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Hans Zimmer,
  • Visual Effects Coordinator:
    Romulo Adriano Jr.,
  • First Assistant Sound Editor:
    Victor Ray Ennis,
  • First Assistant 'D' Camera:
    Richard Lacy,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Kenny Myers,
  • Assistant Set Decoration:
    Kathy Lucas,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Janice Alexander,
  • Art Direction:
    Kim Sinclair, Jess Gonchor,
  • Libra Head Technician:
    John Bonnin,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Elizabeth Flaherty,
  • Assistant Accountant:
    Mayda Renizzi-Holt,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Michael Sean Ryan, Vic Cuccia,
  • Story by:
    John Logan,
  • Wigmaker:
    Terry Jarvis,
  • Gaffer:
    Mick Morris,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Paul Flinchbaugh,
  • Armorer:
    Gunner Ashford,
  • Second Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Louise Williams,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Iain Mathieson,
  • Costume Coordinator:
    Bob Buck,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Jay Munro,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Christopher Glass,
  • A Camera Operator:
    Mike Thomas,
  • Prosthetic Supervisor:
    Conor O'Sullivan,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Christopher Burian-Mohr,
  • Visual Effects Editor:
    Neil Greenberg,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    Alan Meyerson,
  • First Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Tommy Klines,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Paul J. Lombardi,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Graham Larson,
  • Key Grip:
    David Nichols,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Brett McDowell,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Dan Romero,
  • Makeup Designer:
    Lois Burwell,
  • Stunt Double:
    Casey O'Neill,
  • First Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Chris Toll,

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