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The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai – Review

"The Last Samurai" set in 1870s; this epic movie depicts the beginnings of the modernizations of Japan. A Civil War veteran, Captain Nathan Algren, (Tom Cruise) is hired by the Emperor Meiji to train Japanese troops for fight with the samurai, Katsumoto, (Ken Watanabe) who wants to stay in the Meiji's way because all the new staff that America wants to bring to Japan such as railroads and telegraph now threaten those values and codes by which Samurai have lived and died for centuries. When Captain Algren is captured by the samurai, he learns their warrior honor codes from Katsumoto. Also, in this village Captain meets a family whose husband he killed in the battle. He becomes very close to the children and the woman. But then he understands that he needs to decide on which side he actually wants to be on.
The title of the movie is "The Last Samurai." The movie represents the end of an era, when the destiny of two nations, Japan and the US,......


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