Overview

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Featured Cast

Ken Watanabe

Timothy Spall

Tony Goldwyn

Hiroyuki Sanada

Koyuki

Shin Koyamada

Billy Connolly

Togo Igawa

Shichinosuke Nakamura

Masato Harada