Why is a white guy the Last Samurai?

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2007)

Why is Tom Cruise the last samurai? Don't get me wrong. This movie was beautiful, well acted and directed, and the ending got to me. But Tom Cruise is white, not Japanese.
When we watched this movie, it was right after Tom Cruises anti-earth rant on TV. In my personal opinion, the guy should not be allowed anywhere where an idea he is against has been proved over and over again, and he thinks that it's all bull. But as an actor, he is great.
If not for Tom Cruise, I would've voted 9, and if not for the white guy, 10.
But not watching this movie is a far worse offense than anything that Tom Cruise has done, is doing, and will certainly do.