Watanabe earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Samurai leader Katsumoto who fights alongside Cruise’s prisoner of war to curb the Westernization of 19th century Japan. “The Last ...

2003-11-30 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Tom Cruise gets top billing in "The Last Samurai," of course, but it's Ken Watanabe, in the title role, who commands the opening scene of the $100 million ...

Ken Watanabe is having the last word on “The Last Samurai.” After the 2003 film, inspired by a true story, was criticized for perpetuating the white savior stereotype with Tom Cruise’s U.S. Army ...

(CNN)-- One of the stars of this summer's Hollywood hit, "Inception", Ken Watanabe has fought ... Tom Cruise in 2003 film "The Last Samurai". It also helped Watanabe expand his own horizons.

In reality Tom Cruise's Nathan Algren is no savior in this movie, nor does the film's title actually refer to him as being the last samurai ... of the film is Ken Watanabe's Katsumoto, with ...

The Last Samurai Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe has married Japanese film actress Kaho Minami, the couple announced Wednesday. “We’ve both experienced rough seas, but we’ve now found tranquility ...

It’s Ken Watanabe’s movie — Tom Cruise just stars in it. The Last Samurai is essentially a quiet little epic, told in silent observation as much as in word and deed, which suits an actor of ...

Ken Watanabe has revealed he is battling stomach cancer. The 56-year-old actor - who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Last Samurai - revealed that he has been ...

Badly wounded, Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) spare his life. Once nursed to health, he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and ...