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The last Samurai is not played by Tom Cruise. He plays a guy who gets to know and grows to respect the last Samurai and Japanese culture.
Ken Watanabe as Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto, he plays the eponymous "Last Samurai."
Clearly you have not even watched the damn movie. Or what is your point?
But we are all good with a black woman playing the real life British Anne Boleyn?
Man, can't wait until we find out which white actor will play Barack Obama in his biopic. I mean, diversity is our strength.
1-You had to actually watch the full movie to get any of that context
2-It's still Cruise's face front and center on every piece of promotional art
3-As much as I hate that this is true, the vast majority of people who saw that movie did not do so because they heard Ken Watanabe was in it
It's also not a "white character playing a japanese character" it's inspired by Jules Brunet.
Also Samurai es plural too, Ken Watanabe wasn't the last samurai, it was all of them.
Yeah, no confusion here.
Did you know that in the Avengers movie, they do not really or actually avenge anything? You would have to watch it to get that, I guess.
Uh, so? It was an American production about an American fictitious character, starring one of the biggest, most recognised actors and movie draws of the last 35+ years. Fail to understand the point.. Did you know that Japanese movies spotlight Japanese actors/characters on their covers even if the movie is set in the USA or Europe or deals with their culture? Is it incorrect when they do it?
Why do you hate the fact that most Americans at the time did not know who Watanabe was? That's nonsensical. It is not anyone's job to know actors from other countries. Clearly, the biggest draw was Tom Cruise both in the USA and for the international market, he is still a huge draw, even today. I would say that most of the world did not know who Watanabe was, outside of Japan at that point. I would say that most people may not know who he is even today. Unless you point out the Last Samurai or the Godzilla or Batman movies first. Despite he being in tons of other projects, specially in Japan TV.
Edit: Lots of Watanabe haters here.
I mean, they go back in time and save half the population of the universe from being murdered, seems pretty avengeful...
Just gonna leave this here. Not sure why the urge struck, but ah well! C'est la vie!
Uh, it's a free country and neither of us are paying for the server space. Albeit I do not know why you want to be such a white supremacist or focus on that. But c'est la vie. You do you, friend! No judgement.
Maybe add a PIC of Watanabe. But if not, post a bunch more photos of Tom Cruise, his new movie is about to come out! More eyes on the ball, I say. Cheers!
This is the single biggest WHOOSH I've seen on the Internet since 2000. You are a legend.
Hehehe.
Enjoy your bliss!
So, you missed the link...? Or, just lost your sense of humor in the war?
ETA: when did i say that Tom Cruise was the last samurai..?
I have watched the movie. It shows a European in a role absolutely impossible in upper layers of Japanese society of that time.
Wrong again, friend. And on multiple counts. Albeit some creative liberties were taken, it was not a biopic after all, Cruise plays a character who is an amalgamation of this guy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Brunet
And this guy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Collache
Both fought with the Bakufu and both earned high status, with Brunet achieving even a higher status still, along a position in Japanese society and government.
I invite you to read their wikis, albeit there are better writings on their adventures.
OK, thanks. I sometimes forget to check myself before forming a sentence in my mind.
You're a real one.
what an incredibly refreshing comment to see online.
Respect++