Filming took place in New Zealand, mostly in the Taranaki region, with Japanese cast members and an American production crew. This location was chosen due to the fact that Egmont/Mount Taranaki resembles Mount Fuji, and also because there is a lot of forest and farmland in the Taranaki region. American Location Manager Charlie Harrington saw the mountain in a travel book and encouraged the producers to send him to Taranaki to scout the locations. This acted as a backdrop for many scenes, as opposed to the built up cities of Japan. Several of the village scenes were shot on the Warner Bros. Studios backlot in Burbank, California. Some scenes were shot in Kyoto and Himeji, Japan. There were 13 filming locations altogether. Tom Cruise did his own stunts for the film.
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Soundtrack
The Last Samurai (Original Motion Picture Score)
Different stars
- 1 Hans ZimmerA Way of Life 8:04
- 2 Hans ZimmerSpectres in the Fog 4:08
- 3 Hans ZimmerTaken 3:36
- 4 Hans ZimmerA Hard Teacher 5:44
- 5 Hans ZimmerTo Know My Enemy 4:49
- 6 Hans ZimmerIdyll's End 6:41
- 7 Hans ZimmerSafe Passage 4:57
- 8 Hans ZimmerRonin 1:53
- 9 Hans ZimmerRed Warrior 3:56
- 10 Hans ZimmerThe Way of the Sword 7:59
- 11 Hans ZimmerA Small Measure of Peace 8:00
The Last Samurai
(2003) " In the face of an enemy, in the Heart of One Man, Lies the Soul of a Warrior."
| Country | |
| Runtime | 2 hr 34 min |
| Budget | $140 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | $454 627 263 November 22, 2003 |
| USA | $111 127 263 |
| Other countries | $343 500 000 |
| Box Office – Budget | $314 627 263 |
| Premiere: USA | $111 127 263 December 1, 2003 |
| first day | $8 389 369 |
| first weekend | $24 271 354 |
| theaters | 2938 |
| rollout | 393 days |
| Digital: World | May 1, 2011 |
| Parental Advisory | Violence & Gore, Frightening & Intense Scenes, ... |
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| Also Known As | Samurai (United States) ラスト サムライ (Japan) |