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Synopsis:
Set
in
the
late
1870s,
this
epic
film
depicts
the
beginnings
of
the
modernization
of
Japan,
as
the
island
nation
evolved
past
a
feudal
society,
as
symbolized
by
the
eradication
of
the
samurai
way
of
life.
We
see
all
this
happen
from
the
point
of
view
of
an
alcoholic
Civil
War
veteran
turned
Winchester
guns
spokesman,
Captain
Woodrow
Algren
(Cruise),
who
arrives
in
Japan
to
train
the
troops
of
the
emperor,
Meiji,
as
part
of
a
break
away
from
the
long-held
tradition
of
relying
on
employed
samurai
warriors
to
protect
territories,
as
the
emperor's
new
army
prepares
to
wipe
out
the
remaining
samurai
warriors.
When
Algren
is
injured
in
combat
and
captured
by
the
samurai,
he
learns
about
their
warrior
honor
code
from
their
leader,
Katsumoto,
which
forces
him
to
decide
which
side
of
the
conflict
he
actually
wants
to
be
on.
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