Algren : There are many reasons to recommend Troy as a good ol' fashioned Hollywood epic, especially if you've never read Homer's The Iliad. Kill him, all of them now. Tell me of your part in this war. Either I will stop him at the council today, or you will lead my army against him. There is so much here I will never understand. : Algren Algren GradeSaver, 29 March 2020 Web. An editor I would see languages with shades of each other, like the colours of Czanne which often have a green with some red a red with some green, in my mind I saw a glowing still life as if a picture of English with French words French with English words German with French words & English words Japanese with French English & German wordsI was just about to leave when I met a man who seemed to know quite a lot about Schoenberg.. ], [The soldier c*cks his rifle and aims at Algren, but, almost as though he understands Algren's command, shakes his head and refuses to shoot. : Refresh and try again. Algren They're savages with bows and arrows. : Simon Graham And now we have railroads and cannon, Western clothing. I'm not asking you to kill anybody. [shouting loudly] Chosen answer: I'm not 100% sure, but I think it may have been Jim Cummings. May the strength of the Samurai be with you always. Katsumoto Algren: [about the army] They're not ready. Algren Are you a ladies man, Bob? Forgive me, I forgot to thank you for protecting me yesterday. It's telling the story about the last of the Samurai: the warriors, the culture, the people the way, the end of the Samurai But it's easy to look at the poster and be like "Oh Tom Cruise becomes The Last Samurai in that" and I don't think the producers really gave a shit to clarify You will stand up straight or I will personally shit kick every far eastern buttock that appear before me eyes! MovieQuotes.com 1998-2023 | All rights reserved, More Movies with genre: Drama, History, War, Action, directed this movie Algren This is an illuminating discourse for a number of reasons. I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed. I accept your apology. Why? I have never seen such discipline. Japanese men do not help with this, Algren Nobutada: Hai. If The Emperor wishes my death, he has but to ask. : [pretending getting it] Algren December 5, 2003. Algren: There is Life in every breath. The sword he is being arrested for carrying was used in defense of the former Emperor. And his troopers died for it. Algren ], Algren: Tell him tell him! Protecting me. Colonel Bagley : Katsumoto: This is not possible as Mr. Omura knows. : We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. : I suppose we should be grateful they're all firing in the same direction. 2023. I have never seem such discipline. Katsumoto: That is, Bushido. Nathan Algren: You want me to kill the enemies of Jappos, I'll kill the enemies of Jappos. Barbour, Polly. From the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. Algren: He is a tribal leader. Nathan Algren: Mr. Graham, tell this man to fire at me. Katsumoto is both angry and offended. At first everybody thought she would give in. Katsumoto : "With this sword, I guarded the Emperor. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. He was a murderer who fell in love with his own legend. Protecting me. Katsumoto: With this sword I guarded the Emperor Katsumoto: We are a nation of whores selling ourselves Omura: If we are whores, the samurai made us this way. What does it mean to be Samurai? Omura: Bring out the new gun.. Quickly.. Quickly.. Fire.. Idiots keep on firing. Official Sites Katsumoto : : Algren I felt ashamed, really ashamed of all the years Id spent trying to identify the father who happened to be mine, instead of simply claiming the best on offer., There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom., People who generalise about people are dismissed as superficial. Emperor Meiji: I dreamed of a unified Japan. Essentially the film is about the importance of rational thought. I wish to learn. 2003. : In shame? [Omura gives Katsumoto a nod as a sign of respect. Higen: But you have been in many battles. Signal the attack. : : Nathan Algren: Good, then you will obey it. Algren: There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea, no past, no future. Emperor Meiji: So sorry, but you may not. Omura: What is this? Algren: How's your poem coming? [returns to training only to be defeated yet again, much to the laughter of Nobutada and his cousin]. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Omura: We must resist the Western powers by becoming powerful ourselves. [Flatly] -Inscription on Algren's sword in 'The Last Samurai'. Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed. "Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death." - Uesugi Kenshin. [Re-c*cks his pistol], [Graham hurriedly translates for the soldier. How many samurai are going to fend off the soldiers? He's the voice of Cat in CatDog, Winnie the Pooh, Tasmanian Devil and has had small roles in films like Shrek, Sinbad and Antz. Omura: [increasingly fearful] This is madness. Katsumoto: It is your voice we need, Highness. Algren He hoped with his dying breath that you would remember his ancestors who held this sword, and what they died for. I am surprised to learn that the word Samurai means, 'to serve', and that Katsumoto believes his rebellion to be in the service of the Emperor. Katsumoto Algren Algren : : : These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. Algren: I've seen what you do to your enemies. Meiji: Omura, you have done quite enough. Some say that he died of his wounds. You keep asking yourself what if. Trivia: All the ninja seen in the film were played by actual modern day practitioners of the ninjitsu arts. Some say that he died of his wounds. Nathan Algren: They are an intriguing people. I like this General Custer. Algren Katsumoto "The Last Samurai (2003 Film) Quotes". And he got massacred because he took a single battalion against two thousand angry Indians. The whole movie, in fact, is based on the end of the Samurai culture and the emergence of a new way of life in Japan, based on western ideals. Algren May the strength of the Samurai be with you always. - Katsumoto: I will die by the sword. His aide bows to the emperor before leaving], Omura: [in Japanese] Enlightened One, we must discuss this-. Nobutada Nathan Algren: [speaking with the Silent Samurai, after being beaten to the ground by Uijo] I just realized, I've been remiss. I knew a Bob once; God, he was ugly as a mule. Meiji: [disbelieving Omura] Then you will not mind when I seize your family's assets and present them as my gift to the people. Katsumoto: Many of our customs seem strange to you. The way in which he died is a symbol of this, a testament to it. There is Life in every breath Katsumoto Algren : Algren Until that time, you are here. He must be stopped now. It is harder than you might think to stop leading an existence, & if you can't do that the only thing you can do is try to introduce an element of purposefulness.and though I might have to wait another 30 or 40 years for my body to join the non-sentient things in the world at least in the meantime it would be a less absolutely senseless sentience. I will die by the sword. Algren After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. This marks the longest I've stayed in one place since I left the farm at 17. The Last Samurai is a TV program that was first aired in 1970 . And let your imagination grasp if you can, Mr. Graham, the effect that a strong, quick jerk on the turf of your hair to release any clinging particles would have on your nervous system. Colonel Bagley: Katsumoto has attacked the railroad next to his province. And the same is true of yours. : Tell this man to fire at me. ALGREN: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed. : Algren: Mr. Omura, my contract with you was to train your army. Introduction to "The Last Samurai" Edward Zwick, the director of "legend of the fall", co-produced this 2003 war and drama film, based on a true story depicting honor and courage battling against corruption and greed. So what do you say we put the past behind us? : Or where we come from. Algren [after Algren is defeated in fencing pratice] January 4th, 2004. Good God Sir, the Imperial Army of Japan demands your surrender. -'The Last Samurai'. Kill him. [Katsumoto has been granted an audience with the Emperor during a truce, in which he begs him to stop letting the new merchant-class of tycoons dominate his government, and accept the samurai back]. ", Nathan Algren : "Whose sole occupation for the last one thousand years has been war.". : Katsumoto Colonel Bagley: Captain Algren, we will show you no quarter. He hoped with his dying breath that you would remember his ancestors who held this sword, and what they died for. Sometimes a book can be called from the dust and the dark to produce a book which can be bought in shops, and perhaps it is interesting, but the people who buy it and read it because it is interesting are not serious people, if they were serious they would not care about the interest they would be writing thousands of words to consign to the dust and the dark. He is here to lead our armies in victorious battle against the rebels! You're angry. Algren Algren: Your Highness, if you believe me to be your enemy, command me and I will gladly take my life. What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae? I did indeed, sir. This is a very good conversation. No one person is the last Samurai. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Algren Release Dates Katsumoto: They advise in their own interest! - Nathan Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed." Ken Watanabe- Katsumoto Tom Cruise- Nathan Algren Nathan Algren: Sergeant Gant, did you hear my order? He feels disrespected and in a way feels like Omura has also disrespected the sword, and by definition, the way of the Samurai. I like to think he may have at last found some small measure of peace, that we all, What does it mean to be Samurai? But there is indeed something spiritual in this place. Algren Algren lowers his gun, sighs in disappointment, then holsters his gun and pats the soldier on the shoulder, who almost collapses from fear.]. ], [The soldier loads as fast as possible, discarding his ramrod in his haste. "The Last Samurai (2003 Film) Quotes". Higen sgrmr segir: Illa er slkt mlt, at vera mnnum szt at lii, er mest liggr vi. Asgrim said, These are mean words; you are of least use when the need is greatest.. Nathan Algren: I should have died so many times before. But now, we are ready. Many warriors. Algren: Yes, we understand each other perfectly. Katsumoto : You do not have to die here. Taka : : All rights reserved. You are a living god. He blames the samurai for the current situation in the country and for the fact that men like him have to make deals in order to survive; he did not start off with Katsumoto's privilege and does not feel that Katsumoto should be judging him. A land of cheap traders. Katsumoto had previously been one of Meiji's teachers, and so the Emperor has a tenderness towards him that he does not have towards the other rebels. Bagley is shocked to see Algren in a red samurai armor.]. Well, maybe you can have one just like it someday. Starting at 5 p.m. on Jan. 27, 1868, the shogun's swordsmen and pikemen were fired upon from American- and French-made rifles. Omura: Everything I have done, I have done for my country. I am surprised to learn that the word Samurai means, 'to serve', and that Katsumoto believes his rebellion to be in the service of the Emperor. Bob. Sergeant Gant, did you hear my order? Algren Your highness if you believe me to be your enemy, command me, and I will gladly take my life. What else has she told you? Katsumoto : Algren Algren : I should have died so many time before. Allegedly this led to a running joke on set where if the ninja were rehearsing with a stunt double or an extra they would spontaneously perform a kill move (obviously stopping before actually hitting their opponent) then remind everyone they were only contracted to let Tom Cruise live through the movie. That is, Bushido. And to master the way of the sword. Emperor Meiji: If your shame is too unbearable, I offer you this sword! [watching the Imperial Army's target practice]. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. : Others, that he returned to his own country. Colonel Bagley : "The rebels don't have a single rifle among them. Katsumoto: I have introduced myself. Well done, sergeant. Dead to the last man. : : He would have wanted you to have it, that the strength of the Samurai be with you always. Company Credits Mind the sword, mind the people watch, mind the enemy, too many mind [pause] No mind. Couldn't have put it better myself, sir. Do what you think is right. My own, or my enemy's. : We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Algren This is something I will not allow. : It is not my responsibility Simon Graham And though it may forever be obscure to me, I cannot but be aware of its power. I beg your pardon? Katsumoto : Algren #that #the Katsumoto: What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae? STANDS4 LLC, 2023. : Then scraping the dull blade of a rusty knife across you scalp. You ride against us, and you're the same as they are. : : 18 Apr. ], Zebulon Gant [to Japanese recruits]: Alright, you little bastards! The Last Samurai is a 2003 alternate history film about an American army captain Nathan Algren who is hired to train Japanese troops during the Meiji Restoration. His army will come. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I am not Japanese, Algren He must accept his shame. : Algren Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Colonel Bagley: [to the rest of the army] The regiment leaves at 6 AM! The end is proving difficult. Emperor Meiji: Ambassador Swanbeck, I have concluded that your treaty is not in the best interests of my people. Bagley then faces Algren]. : Katsumoto: You do not have to die here. The Last Samurai (2003 Film) study guide contains a biography of director Edward Zwick, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Katsumoto "I belong to the warrior in whom the old ways have joined the new.". : [Algren has just walked into Katsumoto's house, after being beaten thoroughly by Uijo] Katsumoto I knew a Bob once; God, he was ugly as a mule. Although not historically accurate, the film covered several major issues of the Japanese history and was received better in Japan than in the US. Algren : Algren Katsumoto They're savages with bows and arrows. Katsumoto - Nathan Algren: What else has she told you? Now! What does it say? I've seen what you do to your enemies. He resents the samurai because they were nobles, and privileged, and were able to accomplish the things that his family, as working merchants, were never able to. I should have died so many time before. Zebulon Gant: When you understand the language, sir, everything falls into place. Katsumoto Quotes Simon Graham : [first lines] Simon Graham : [narrating] They say Japan was made by a sword. : He expresses that he would hate to have been born a peasant, the lowest class, because being so low down is worse than being an animal. [As Algren and Katsumoto rides up to meet Omura, an unnamed commander and Col. Bagley. Meiji: [ponders Algren's words and stands up] I dreamed of a unified Japan, of a country strong and independent and modern. Emperor Meiji: So sorry, but you may not. : : It was a good death. ", Katsumoto : " We are a nation of whores selling ourselves. Katsumoto Algren Sometimes my mother did practice but one thing led to another and sometimes she did not. : That is your job, correct? Since Nathan is hired to go to Japan to modernize their army . The men gradually come to respect each other and an unlikely friendship is formed. May the strength of the Samurai be with you always. Gant: Captain, if I might have a word [Algren fires his pistol at the soldier's feet, making everyone except Gant and Bagley jump. [The commanders see smoke rising from the battlefield]. Filming & Production [While conversing with Graham and General Hasegawa. Omura: Enlightened One, we weep for Katsumoto, but Algren: He hoped with his last breath that you would remember the ancestors who held this sword and what they died for. Katsumoto We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make yourown. And though it may forever be obscure to me, I cannot but be aware of its power. : : I think I'm going to be sick. Is he going to attack? The 'last Samurai' is plural. You have no idea what I have done. Nathan Algren: [narrating] Winter, 1877. : Katsumoto: I understand this number. Algren Omura promptly has him arrested for carrying a sword in public, something that is now illegal under the new government. [narrating] : I know this name. Either I will stop him at the council today or you will lead my army against him. Omura: If Katsumoto attracts other samurai to his cause, we will have 10 years of rebellion. Nathan Algren: You want me to kill Jappos? Zebulon Gant : [shouting loudly] Right, you little bastards! https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=The_Last_Samurai&oldid=3151427. : Algren: I will tell you how he lived. | : To seek a stillness of your mind. After Katsumoto's death, Algren interrupts the trade talks to try to impress upon Meiji the importance of honoring Katsumoto's legacy. [Algren bows, turns, and leaves the room. But there is indeed something spiritual in this place. The way of the Samurai is not necessary anymore. : Colonel Bagley: The rebels don't have a single rifle among them. Higen: Will you fight the white men, too? Discipline? Genre: Action, Drama, History. [Katsumoto hands a samurai sword to Algren, it has a message written on it]. 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