USA / New Zealand / Japan,
2003, 148 min
Directed by:
Edward ZwickCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Timothy Spall, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Koyuki Katō, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada (more)VOD (1)
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Set in the late 1870s, this epic film depicts the beginnings of the modernisation of Japan. Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) arrives in Japan to train the new troops of the Emperor Meiji (Shichinosuke Nakamura) to defeat the last of the country's samurais. When Algren is injured in combat and captured by the samurai, he learns about their warrior honour code from their leader, Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), which forces him to decide which side of the conflict he actually wants to be on. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Ken Watanabe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2004 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 2004 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 2004 - Best Sound Mixing
Golden Globes
- 2004 - Tom Cruise (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2004 - Ken Watanabe (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2004 - Hans Zimmer (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Best Picture
- 2004 - Ken Watanabe (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Hans Zimmer (Best Composer)
The Saturn Awards
- 2004 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 2004 - Edward Zwick (Best Director)
- 2004 - Tom Cruise (Best Actor)
- 2004 - Ken Watanabe (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Sosuke Ikematsu (Best Performance by a Younger Actor)