The Last Samurai

Katsumoto

Ken Watanabe

A warrior-poet who was once Emperor Meiji's most-trusted teacher. He is displeased with Mr. Omura...

Zebulon Gant

Billy Connolly

An ex-soldier who served with and is loyal to Algren, talked him into coming to Japan. He, along ...

Colonel Bagley

Tony Goldwyn

Captain Algren's commanding officer in the 7th Cavalry Regiment who was to train the Imperial Army.

Taka

Koyuki

The sister of Katsumoto and the wife of the red-masked Samurai Hirotaro, whom Nathan Algren kille...

Simon Graham

Timothy Spall

A British interpreter for Captain Algren and his non-English speaking soldiers. Initially portray...

General Hasegawa

Togo Igawa

The samurai leading the Imperial army.

Nakao

Shun Sugata

A tall jujutsu and naginata-skilled samurai who takes part in Katsumoto's rescue,

Nobutada

Shin Koyamada

The son of Katsumoto who is lord of the village that the Samurai are encamped in and befriends Al...

Ujio

Hiroyuki Sanada

One of the most dedicated, loyal and fierce samurai under Katsumoto. He teaches Algren the art of...

Captain Nathan Algren

Tom Cruise

A Civil War and Indian Wars veteran haunted by the massacre of Native American civilians at the W...

Omura

Masato Harada

An industrialist and pro-reform politician who dislikes the old samurai and shogun related lifest...

Higen

Sosuke Ikematsu

Taka's oldest son.

Magojiro

Aoi Minato

Taka's younger son.

Silent Samurai

Seizō Fukumoto

He is an elderly man assigned to follow Algren (who later calls the samurai "Bob") as he travels ...

Emperor Meiji

Shichinosuke Nakamura

He is credited with the implementation of the 1868 Meiji Restoration, the Emperor is eager to imp...

Hirotaro

The red-masked samurai Algren kills.