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A hard-drinking Vietnam veteran pilot (Lance Henriksen) is hired by a rich Japanese businessman, whose ancestors were samurai warriors, to fly him and his group to Africa. There they are captured by a... read more read more... cultured, Western-educated tribal leader who discusses philosophy with them while his rebel armies rob and massacre the local populace. The pilot manages to escape to the desert and starts to formulate a plan to rescue his employers. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Paul Mayersberg

Release Date: February 28, 1990

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005

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  • August 18, 2010
    This is neither one of Zwick's or Cruises best films, but it's not bad. It's not the sweeping epic it probably could (or should) have been, but it's an entertaining and rousing action/adventure film nonetheless.

    If I were more familair with Japanese culture and history, I'd p... read morerobably have a lot more negative things to say, but I don't, so I have to base things on aesthetics. As far as those go: I like the look, the costumes and sets are gorgoeus, the camera work and o
  • November 28, 2010
    Never have I yelled t the screen more than during this movie. Amazing from start to finish. Tom Cruise did a great job in a role that pretty much anyone could have done and he made it his own.
  • June 26, 2009
    This is an excellent movie. The Samurai were a group of warriors who would give their lives to protect the Emporor of Japan, down to the last man. An American soldier, played by Tom Cruise, becomes one of these heros and was the sole survivor of a battle.
  • June 29, 2007
    The Last Samurai can't hold a candle to "When the Last Sword iis Drawn". this is a Japanese film on the same era, and you'll notice Tom Cruise is no where to be found.
  • April 20, 2007
    This is a great film on the culture of the China people and the feel of this movie was Epic. Its really a great movie and good acting. Very must worth veiwing!! If you haven't seen it , Check it out, Enjoy the fanstaty of this movie.
  • April 1, 2007
    I watch it most every time it's on cable and I happen to tune in to it - that's the secret to my two star rating system.
  • January 10, 2007
    this was awful!!! i thought it was gonna get better but it didnt. it was an awful movie there aernt a lot of movies worse than this.
  • September 25, 2006
    good movie. mel gibson would have done it better, but i really enjoyed it anyway. must see epic with good values.
  • July 19, 2006
    ok is tome cruise the only one they could find for this movie ....all the traditional stuff and then tom coming in taking over ...ok wait this is american that just maybe tradition
  • July 12, 2006
    The cinematography, music, and costuming was fantastic in this film. One of the only movies I enjoyed of Cruis's

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Jake Euker
February 18, 2007
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

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July 17, 2005
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