
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Nathan Algren

Moritsugu Katsumoto

Simon Graham

Col. Benjamin Bagley

Ujio

Taka

Nobutada

Zebulon Gant

General Hasegawa

Emperor Meiji

Omura

Winchester Rep

Winchester Rep Assistant

Ambassador Swanbeck
Convention Hall Attendee

Omura's Companion

Omura's Bodyguard

N.C.O.
Young Recruit

Nakao

Higen
Magojiro

Silent Samurai
Sword Master
Kyogen Player #1

Kyogen Player #2
Kyogen Player #3
Omura's Secretary

Soldier in Street #1
Soldier in Street #2
Soldier in Street #3

Guard
Sword Master's Assistant
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble

Samurai Ensemble

Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble

Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble
Samurai Ensemble