[DOC] [TLE] The Last Samurai - Wikipedia [PAR] The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic historical war film directed and co-
produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan 
and Marshall Herskovitz. The film stars Tom Cruise, who also co-produced, with 
Timothy Spall, Ken ... Despite his hatred of Bagley for his role in the Indian Wars, 
an impoverished... [DOC] [TLE] The Last Samurai Movie - Tom Cruise Interview - Hollywood Movies [PAR] Tom Cruise talks about his role in the movie The Last Samurai, training for the ... 
He had a library of information and was amazingly helpful. Ed and ... You learned 
Japanese, you learned to fight with swords, you learned a little bit of everything. [DOC] [TLE] History News Network | How True to History is Tom Cruise's "The ... [PAR] Aug 8, 2005 ... His research examines Meiji-era (1868-1912) social history. ... In 1876, Nathan 
Algren (Tom Cruise), a PTSD victim who was once a U.S. .... By 1876, the 
Imperial Army was, indeed, a conscript army, but had a ... The title of the movie is 
The Last Samurai but the Japanese ... Swords don't come up until later. [DOC] [TLE] Retrospective Review: The Last Samurai - Rookerville [PAR] Oct 17, 2013 ... When the protagonist of the film, Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), is in a Samurai 
village ... Graham is a minor character but I like his role in the movie. ... Although 
the Silent Samurai does not speak, there are funny moments ... He is very ecstatic 
that Algren is eager to learn about Japanese and Samurai culture. [DOC] [TLE] Customer Reviews: Ken Watanabe As Katsumoto; Tom Cruise As ... [PAR] At first time,Tom Cruise decided to make Samurai movie,most of Japanese must 
... Captain Algren, scarred by his role in the Indian Wars, accepts a commision 
from ... This could have been a great movie, had it presented balanced 
viewpoints from ..... that he is improving and learning how to adapt to different 
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allowed Japanese ... on the real life of Saig Takamori who had led a samurai 
rebellion against .... Watanabe Yasushi, in his article on anti-Americanism in 
Japan, noted .... Also, one could say that to have a megastar like Tom Cruise 
speak. [DOC] [TLE] The Last Samurai (2003) review and/or viewer comments ... [PAR] Cruise does his usual fine job, playing a mad-at-the-world guy who eventually ... 
does speak, and, in effect, decides that although the Japanese army must be .... 
He is believable in the role, which is something I had questioned before seeing it. 
.... Tom Cruise, in the movie, was disappointed by God and turned to Buddhism. [DOC] [TLE] Anyone see ...? [Archive] - E-Budo.com [PAR] I couldn't stand listening to Tom Cruise and the Director(?) praise and critique 
each other on ... how perfectly Japanese the movie was, how perfect each other 
was on the work done, how ... I found his character far more interesting and 
convincing. ... but expecting Cruise to handle a sword like a true Budoka [DOC] [TLE] New pics for The Last Samurai released [Archive] - E-Budo.com [PAR] Warner Bros. has released 44 new pictures from the Tom Cruise film, The Last ... 
Values Finds Wa in Ye Olde Mystique East Via Learning How To Kill ... However, 
they had no use for a white guy; they were looking for a Japanese guy to ... for the 
film, but if he "studied" kyudo like he "studied" swordplay (as... [DOC] [TLE] About this Film - Hollywood Jesus [PAR] Dec 16, 2003 ... Multiple Oscar-nominee Tom Cruise, cast as the haunted Captain Algren, .... He 
can handle the two swords beautifully and he's a great horseman. ... His 
Japanese film career includes

Question: Tom Cruise had to learn how to handle a sword & speak Japanese for his role in this movie
Answer: The Last Samurai