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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Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Academy Award nominee) plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick (winner of the National Board of Review's Best Director Award) directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan. (official distributor synopsis)
(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)