Tom plays Captain Nathan Algren who is employed to teach modern warfare techniques to the new Japanese army so that they can defeat the Samurai who are trying to protect their vanishing way of life. Tom gets captured and ends up switching sides even though it’s a lost cause. This is a proper martial arts treat, slashing sword fights, massive battles and best of all real ninjas.

TRIVIA

•    Tom Cruise spent almost two years in preparation for the film, including swordplay instruction, and Japanese language lessons.

•    Japan's first Caucasian samurai was actually an Englishman named William Adams, born in 1564 in Gillingham, Kent, UK.