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Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)

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The Last Samurai

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Director

  • Edward Zwick
    Edward Zwick
    director (directed by)

Writers

(WGA)
  • John Logan
    John Logan
    story
  • John Logan
    John Logan
    screenplay and
  • Edward Zwick
    Edward Zwick
    screenplay &
  • Marshall Herskovitz
    Marshall Herskovitz
    screenplay

Cast

(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Ken Watanabe at an event for Inception (2010)
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    Katsumoto
  • Tom Cruise at an event for Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    Nathan Algren
  • William Atherton
    William Atherton
    William Atherton
    Winchester Rep
  • Chad Lindberg attends the "Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2" red carpet during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Sala Giardino on September 07, 2024 in Venice, Italy.
    Chad Lindberg
    Chad Lindberg
    Winchester Rep Assistant
  • Ray Godshall Sr.
    Ray Godshall Sr.
    Convention Hall Attendee
  • Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    Zebulon Gant
  • Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    Colonel Bagley
  • Masato Harada at an event for The Last Samurai (2003)
    Masato Harada
    Masato Harada
    Omura
  • Masashi Odate in Falcon Rising (2014)
    Masashi Odate
    Masashi Odate
    Omura's Companion
  • John Koyama
    John Koyama
    John Koyama
    Omura's Bodyguard
  • Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    Simon Graham
  • Shichinosuke Nakamura
    Shichinosuke Nakamura
    Shichinosuke Nakamura
    Emperor Meiji
  • Togo Igawa in The Hedgehog (2009)
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    General Hasegawa
  • Satoshi Nikaido
    Satoshi Nikaido
    N.C.O.
  • Shintaro Wada
    Shintaro Wada
    Young Recruit
  • Shin Koyamada
    Shin Koyamada
    Shin Koyamada
    Nobutada
  • Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Ujio
  • Shun Sugata
    Shun Sugata
    Shun Sugata
    Nakao
  • Koyuki at an event for The Last Samurai (2003)
    Koyuki
    Koyuki
    Taka
  • Sôsuke Ikematsu
    Sôsuke Ikematsu
    Sôsuke Ikematsu
    Higen
    (as Sosuke Ikematsu)
  • Aoi Minato
    Aoi Minato
    Magojiro
  • Seizô Fukumoto
    Seizô Fukumoto
    Seizô Fukumoto
    Silent Samurai
  • Shoji Yoshihara
    Shoji Yoshihara
    Sword Master
  • Kosaburo Nomura IV
    Kosaburo Nomura IV
    Kyogen Player #1
  • Takashi Noguchi
    Takashi Noguchi
    Kyogen Player #2
  • Noguchi Takayuki
    Noguchi Takayuki
    Kyogen Player #3
  • Sven Toorvald
    Sven Toorvald
    Omura's Secretary
  • Scott Wilson at an event for Bosch (2014)
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    Ambassador Swanbeck
  • Yuki Matsuzaki
    Yuki Matsuzaki
    Yuki Matsuzaki
    Soldier in Street #1
  • Mitsuyuki Oishi
    Mitsuyuki Oishi
    Soldier in Street #2
  • Jiro Wada
    Jiro Wada
    Soldier in Street #3
  • Hiroshi Watanabe
    Hiroshi Watanabe
    Hiroshi Watanabe
    Guard
  • Yusuke Myochin
    Yusuke Myochin
    Sword Master's Assistant
  • Hiroaki Amano
    Hiroaki Amano
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Kenta Daibo
    Kenta Daibo
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Koji Fujii
    Koji Fujii
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Makoto Hashiba
    Makoto Hashiba
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Shimpei Horinouchi
    Shimpei Horinouchi
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Takashi Kora
    Takashi Kora
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Shane Kosugi
    Shane Kosugi
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Takeshi Maya
    Takeshi Maya
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Seiji Mori
    Seiji Mori
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Lee Murayama
    Lee Murayama
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Takeru Shimizu
    Takeru Shimizu
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Shinji Suzuki
    Shinji Suzuki
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Hisao Takeda
    Hisao Takeda
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Ryoichiro Yonekura
    Ryoichiro Yonekura
    Samurai Ensemble
  • Ryoichi Noguchi
    Ryoichi Noguchi
    Samurai Ensemble
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Emmy Collins
    Emmy Collins
    Emmy Collins
    Cigar Man
    (uncredited)
  • Darin Fujimori
    Darin Fujimori
    Gatling Gun Operator
    (uncredited)
  • Eiji Inoue
    Eiji Inoue
    Eiji Inoue
    Rude Man #2
    (uncredited)
  • Junichi Yanagita
    Junichi Yanagita
    Junichi Yanagita
    Japanese Soldier
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    producer (produced by)
  • Michael Doven
    Michael Doven
    associate producer
  • Tom Engelman
    Tom Engelman
    producer (produced by)
  • Ted Field
    Ted Field
    executive producer
  • Marshall Herskovitz
    Marshall Herskovitz
    producer (produced by)
  • Scott Kroopf
    Scott Kroopf
    producer (produced by)
  • Graham Larson
    Graham Larson
    associate producer
  • Charles Mulvehill
    Charles Mulvehill
    executive producer
  • Yôko Narahashi
    Yôko Narahashi
    associate producer (as Yoko Narahashi)
  • Richard Solomon
    Richard Solomon
    executive producer
  • Paula Wagner
    Paula Wagner
    producer (produced by)
  • Vincent Ward
    Vincent Ward
    executive producer
  • Edward Zwick
    Edward Zwick
    producer (produced by)

Composer

  • Hans Zimmer
    Hans Zimmer
    composer (music by)

Cinematographer

  • John Toll
    John Toll
    director of photography

Editors

  • Victor Du Bois
    Victor Du Bois
    editor (as Victor Dubois) (edited by)
  • Steven Rosenblum
    Steven Rosenblum
    editor (edited by)

Casting

  • Liz Mullane
    Liz Mullane
  • Victoria Thomas
    Victoria Thomas

Production Designer

  • Lilly Kilvert
    Lilly Kilvert

Art Directors

  • Christopher Burian-Mohr
    Christopher Burian-Mohr
    art director (as Chris Burian-Mohr)
  • Jess Gonchor
    Jess Gonchor
  • Kim Sinclair
    Kim Sinclair

Set Decorator

  • Gretchen Rau
    Gretchen Rau

Costume Designer

  • Ngila Dickson
    Ngila Dickson

Makeup Department

  • Janice Alexander
    Janice Alexander
    hair department head
  • James Allen
    James Allen
    prosthetics coordinator
  • Karen Asano-Myers
    Karen Asano-Myers
    hair stylist
  • Michele Barber
    Michele Barber
    makeup artist
  • Jennifer Barrons
    Jennifer Barrons
    hair department coordinator / makeup department coordinator
  • Marc Boyle
    Marc Boyle
    additional hair stylist
  • Tony Buffa
    Tony Buffa
    special makeup effects artist
  • Lois Burwell
    Lois Burwell
    makeup department head
  • Leo Corey Castellano
    Leo Corey Castellano
    makeup artist
  • Maria Cork
    Maria Cork
    prosthetics technician

Production Management

  • Jennifer Barrons
    Jennifer Barrons
    unit manager
  • Anne Bruning
    Anne Bruning
    production supervisor: New Zealand
  • Mitchell E. Dauterive
    Mitchell E. Dauterive
    production supervisor
  • Kevin de la Noy
    Kevin de la Noy
    unit production manager
  • Kyoko Kageyama
    Kyoko Kageyama
    production supervisor: Japan
  • Charles Mulvehill
    Charles Mulvehill
    unit production manager
  • Ray Quinlan
    Ray Quinlan
    unit production manager
  • Bill Draper
    Bill Draper
    executive in charge of production (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Miller Gavcus
    Elizabeth Miller Gavcus
    post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

  • Drew Bailey
    Drew Bailey
    additional third assistant director
  • Louise Boothby
    Louise Boothby
    off-set third assistant director
  • Guy Campbell
    Guy Campbell
    offset second assistant director
  • Gary Capo
    Gary Capo
    second unit director
  • Del Chatterton
    Del Chatterton
    off-set additional third assistant director
  • Lisa Chu
    Lisa Chu
    dga trainee (as Lisa Chu Dietze)
  • Emma Cross
    Emma Cross
    additional second assistant director
  • Geoff Dibben
    Geoff Dibben
    key off-set second assistant director
  • Mathew Dunne
    Mathew Dunne
    first assistant director: second unit
  • Kazmer Harangozo
    Kazmer Harangozo
    additional third assistant director

Art Department

  • Renee Lee Alito
    Renee Lee Alito
    construction accountant
  • Peter Angles
    Peter Angles
    set dresser
  • Gunner Ashford
    Gunner Ashford
    armourer
  • Ronald S. Baratie
    Ronald S. Baratie
    greens foreman
  • Roy Barnes
    Roy Barnes
    set designer: Los Angeles
  • James R. Bayliss
    James R. Bayliss
    set designer: Los Angeles
  • John Berger
    John Berger
    assistant art director
  • Dan Blanshard
    Dan Blanshard
    props
  • Tristan Paris Bourne
    Tristan Paris Bourne
    art director: Japan
  • James W. Boyce
    James W. Boyce
    set dresser

Sound Department

  • Christopher Assells
    Christopher Assells
    sound effects editor
  • Laura Harris Atkinson
    Laura Harris Atkinson
    dialogue editor (as Laura Harris)
  • Bob Beher
    Bob Beher
    sound editor
  • Anna Behlmer
    Anna Behlmer
    re-recording mixer
  • John Bires
    John Bires
    sound engineer
  • Derek Casari
    Derek Casari
    adr engineer
  • David A. Cohen
    David A. Cohen
    dialogue editor
  • Don Coufal
    Don Coufal
    boom operator
  • Robert Deschaine
    Robert Deschaine
    adr mixer
  • Dino Dimuro
    Dino Dimuro
    sound effects editor

Special Effects

  • Alistair Anderson
    Alistair Anderson
    special effects technician
  • Matt Appleton
    Matt Appleton
    weapons technician: Weta workshop
  • Stan Blackwell
    Stan Blackwell
    special effects coordinator: first unit
  • Tom Blake
    Tom Blake
    sculptor: creature effects
  • Joel P. Blanchard
    Joel P. Blanchard
    special effects technician: Los Angeles (as Joel Blanchard)
  • David Booth
    David Booth
    special effects technician (as Dave Booth)
  • Thomas Brown
    Thomas Brown
    special effects technician: Los Angeles (as Thomas H. Brown)
  • Dean Bushby
    Dean Bushby
    special effects technician
  • Karl Chisholm
    Karl Chisholm
    special effects technician
  • Dean Clarke
    Dean Clarke
    special effects technician

Visual Effects

  • Romulo Adriano Jr.
    Romulo Adriano Jr.
    visual effects coordinator
  • Danny Albano
    Danny Albano
    digital effects artist
  • Marcello Altieri
    Marcello Altieri
    visual effects: rotoscope artist
  • Daphne Apellanes-Ackerson
    Daphne Apellanes-Ackerson
    roto artist: 1876 San Francisco, Matte World Digital
  • Craig Barron
    Craig Barron
    visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
  • Thomas Boland
    Thomas Boland
    visual effects producer (as Tom Boland)
  • Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
    Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
    visual effects supervisor
  • Patrick Bonneau
    Patrick Bonneau
    assistant colorist
  • Tatjana Bozinovski
    Tatjana Bozinovski
    digital paint/roto supervisor: Flash Film Works
  • Scott Brisbane
    Scott Brisbane
    digital matte painter: 1876 San Francisco, Matte World Digital

Stunts

  • Tomoya Abe
    Tomoya Abe
    stunt performer: Battle Corps
  • Tsuyoshi Abe
    Tsuyoshi Abe
    stunt performer
  • Takayuki Akaike
    Takayuki Akaike
    stunt performer: Battle Corps
  • Eugenio Alonso Yenes
    Eugenio Alonso Yenes
    stunt rider (as Eugenio Yenes)
  • Daisuke Amano
    Daisuke Amano
    stunt performer
  • Hiro Asari
    Hiro Asari
    stunt performer
  • Danny Baldwin
    Danny Baldwin
    stunt rider
  • Dean Caulfield
    Dean Caulfield
    stunt rider
  • Brett Chan
    Brett Chan
    stunt performer (as Brent A. Chan)
  • Chris Chin
    Chris Chin
    stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sal Alvarez
    Sal Alvarez
    film loader: Los Angeles
  • Russell Ayer
    Russell Ayer
    electrician
  • Dana Baker
    Dana Baker
    best boy grip
  • Kent Baker
    Kent Baker
    key rigging grip
  • Stuart Bell
    Stuart Bell
    grip
  • Tov Belling
    Tov Belling
    first assistant camera: second unit
  • Erik Bernstein
    Erik Bernstein
    best boy electric
  • Gary Capo
    Gary Capo
    director of photography: second unit
  • Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
    Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
    second assistant camera
  • Nelson A. Castillo
    Nelson A. Castillo
    light balloon technician

Casting Department

  • Nicole Abellera
    Nicole Abellera
    casting assistant
  • Kim Coleman
    Kim Coleman
    casting associate
  • Mariann H.W. Lee
    Mariann H.W. Lee
    extras casting
  • Caitlin McKenna
    Caitlin McKenna
    adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
  • Liz Mullane
    Liz Mullane
    casting: New Zealand
  • Yôko Narahashi
    Yôko Narahashi
    casting: Japan
  • Amy Pope
    Amy Pope
    extras casting
  • Kazuhito Tsutsumi
    Kazuhito Tsutsumi
    japanese casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Charlene Amateau
    Charlene Amateau
    costume supervisor
  • Paul Booth
    Paul Booth
    costume assistant
  • Bob Buck
    Bob Buck
    Armour Coordinator
  • Tom Caddy
    Tom Caddy
    costume finisher
  • Mari-An Ceo
    Mari-An Ceo
    key costumer: Los Angeles (as Marian Ceo)
  • Lorraine Crossman
    Lorraine Crossman
    set costumer
  • Libby Dempster
    Libby Dempster
    head textile artist
  • Jasmin Easterbrook
    Jasmin Easterbrook
    extras costume stand-by / key costumer
  • Kendall Errair
    Kendall Errair
    costumer: Mr. Cruise
  • Sian Evans
    Sian Evans
    key costume stand-by

Editorial Department

  • Julian Andraus
    Julian Andraus
    assistant editor
  • Jill Bogdanowicz
    Jill Bogdanowicz
    senior digital film colorist
  • Josh Breslow
    Josh Breslow
    post-production assistant (as Joshua Breslow)
  • Victoria Chu
    Victoria Chu
    telecine dailies vt operator/assistant editor: New Zealand
  • Ian Elias
    Ian Elias
    post-production assistant
  • Penny Lee Hallin
    Penny Lee Hallin
    assistant editor
  • Mo Henry
    Mo Henry
    negative cutter
  • Jenny Hicks
    Jenny Hicks
    assistant editor
  • Anna Josenhans
    Anna Josenhans
    assistant editor
  • Elias Jeremiah Moor
    Elias Jeremiah Moor
    post-production assistant

Location Management

  • Sala Baker
    Sala Baker
    locations manager: splinter unit
  • Richard Davis Jr.
    Richard Davis Jr.
    location manager
  • Mana Hira Davis
    Mana Hira Davis
    assistant location manager
  • Nicola Fedrigoni
    Nicola Fedrigoni
    assistant location manager
  • Charles Harrington
    Charles Harrington
    location manager
  • Brian Hulse
    Brian Hulse
    assistant location manager
  • Sharon Ninness
    Sharon Ninness
    location assistant
  • Evan Peller
    Evan Peller
    key assistant location manager (as Evan Pellar)
  • Richard Riwaka
    Richard Riwaka
    locations
  • Daniel Veluzat
    Daniel Veluzat
    location liaison (uncredited)

Music Department

  • Slamm Andrews
    Slamm Andrews
    score recordist
  • Dee Lewis Clay
    Dee Lewis Clay
    featured vocalist (as Delores Clay)
  • Craig Eastman
    Craig Eastman
    musician: featured violin
  • Steve Erdody
    Steve Erdody
    cello soloist / musician: cello (uncredited)
  • Bruce Fowler
    Bruce Fowler
    orchestrator
  • Jim Honeyman
    Jim Honeyman
    music preparation
  • Ladd McIntosh
    Ladd McIntosh
    orchestrator
  • Alan Meyerson
    Alan Meyerson
    music scoring mixer / score recordist
  • Yvonne S. Moriarty
    Yvonne S. Moriarty
    orchestrator (as Suzette Moriarty) / musician: french horn (uncredited)
  • Trevor Morris
    Trevor Morris
    composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

  • Jayne-Ann Tenggren
    Jayne-Ann Tenggren
    script supervisor
  • Lisa Vick
    Lisa Vick
    script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

  • Rick Braverman
    Rick Braverman
    driver
  • Edward Cook
    Edward Cook
    driver
  • Vic Cuccia
    Vic Cuccia
    transportation captain
  • Caleb Dempsey
    Caleb Dempsey
    transport / transportation
  • Steven Docherty
    Steven Docherty
    transportation office dispatcher
  • Spencer Faulkner
    Spencer Faulkner
    transportation
  • Reg Gibson
    Reg Gibson
    transportation captain
  • Knut Kielpinski
    Knut Kielpinski
    driver
  • Isaac Lane
    Isaac Lane
    onset coordinator
  • Randy Luna
    Randy Luna
    driver

Additional Crew

  • Daren N. Afshar
    Daren N. Afshar
    production assistant: Japan
  • Deborah Alleck
    Deborah Alleck
    assistant production coordinator
  • Tansey Allen
    Tansey Allen
    set production assistant
  • Joel Almquist
    Joel Almquist
    animal trainer: tiger
  • Deborah Ambrosino
    Deborah Ambrosino
    milliner
  • Graeme Andrews
    Graeme Andrews
    wrangler
  • Gunner Ashford
    Gunner Ashford
    armorer: New Zealand
  • John Bonnin
    John Bonnin
    libra head operator
  • David Boyle
    David Boyle
    head of business and legal affairs: Radar Pictures
  • Bridget Brewer
    Bridget Brewer
    wrangler

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