The Last Samurai Official Movie Guide

In 1876, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren travels to Japan in his role as a Winchester gun spokesman to train the emperor's troops, only to be wounded and captured by samurai warriors, from whom he learns the warrior code of honor and experiences a spiritual renewal that leads to an alliance with the emperor's enemies. (A Warner Bros. film, releasing December 2003, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, & Billy Connolly)