A short scene from the movie 'The last samurai'. It's my favourite scene. I have introduced myself, you have introduced yourself. This is a very good conversation.
I love the way Watanabe delivers "Are my words not correct? I will practice my English with you." Katsumoto knows damn well that his English is perfect, he's just being sarcastic.
I believe he was more conveying that he'd practice his English because Algren would not go anywhere, so they've plenty of time to do so. As it follows: until the winter ends, _you are here_.
On the contrary, i do not think Katsumoto is being sarcastic here. Hes actually trying to bridge the gap between them on a most basic level so they can get to know each other. He knows his english is pretty good, but he doesnt shy away from inferring his english is in a state that hed need Algrens help. That, to me, shows he is able to show vulnerability by requesting the aid of an enemy, in order to get closer to one another. It shows courage and wisdom, and imho is far, faaaar from being sarcastic.
@@IronnMan35 - This ^^ A samurai understands that he needs to be "fluid" in his thinking. To understand the universe as opposed to learning just one planet.
Ken Watanabe dammn right deserved the best supporting actor , he made this movie , every single scene he's in he just outstages everyone else , every single word to come out of his mouth has such weight to it , it's just a fantastic actor
Very true, I'm not normally a fan of most Tom Cruise movies but in this it almost feels as if Tom is the supporting actor and he simply observes Ken Watanebe's character from a western POV, it's refreshing for a Hollywood film to be so authentic and respectful. And you're right, Watanabe made this movie, amazing screen presence.
@@mattnar3865 agree; also I think the title is supposed to a plural. The last samurai throw of the dice against an encroaching western cultural revolution
@@G1NZOU People keep saying this is their favorite Tom Cruise movie. It has Cruise in it, and I like his role here better than most of his others, but it is far and away a Ken Watanebe movie.
Having actual Japanese actors added a certain something to this movie. They could have found Asian-Americans, but I doubt they would have sounded as authentic as an actually Japanese speaking English with his native accent.
that was actually the complaint from the Japanese of a lot of Hollywood films with Japanese characters being portrayed by other nationalities. It didn't sound right ever. They did a lot to make this film as authentic as possible. even a lot of the soldiers we see in this film are Japanese.
@@Grim67894 the inherent question in "Ghost in the Shell" is are you the same person if your entire body is replaced your shell so to speak. Is an individual merely their body or are they something more. Having a non-Asian play the shell of a previously Asian person is appropriate to the theme of the manga/anime. Now if they have for example Chris Pratt play Oda Nobanaga then I'd have a problem with that casting
It wasn’t really that good a death, he died from an underhanded move that he deserved to suffer because he behaved very dishonorably when he killed Zeb and tried to kill Algren.
Algren: You kept me alive just to speak English? Katsumoto: Yes, our ESL Teacher left several months ago, and we've been looking for a new one ever since.
One should know, dying in combat in Japan is a honorable death. Why wouldn't he like him? Same with Vikings and other cultures. Why wouldn't he like his brother in law?
@@vipr1142 Maybe his brother in law smelled funny. Maybe he thought he wasn't good enough for his sister. Maybe he acted like a jackass at some point in the past but, for his sister's sake, Katsumoto let it slide. But he never forgot it.
@@noni5961 most of the time it is revising history to fit a narrow puritanical view of society with no base in reality. History goes out the window for the woke mob and with it, any entertainment
I'm afraid that all this movie has is a "sense" of authenticity. It is widely panned for its historical inaccuracies. And not just here. Many Japanese critics were quick to jump on it.
Okay, so I need to mention this: In Japanese, when you are meeting someone for the first time, you both use the greeting "hajimemashite" which basically means "it is good to meet you" but it can also be translated as "we have begun" as in, we have begun to know each other. I don't think I need to say much more for folks to realize how much that means to this scene here.
Is it also right that not introducing yourself is extremely rude? Because now that I think about it, in a lot of Japanese fiction I've seen and read the villain does often tend to introduce himself or herself with much aplomb.
yes , and no xd hajimemashite is an abreviation of "hajimete oaishimashite koueidesu" which means its an honour to meet you for the first time, or its our first time meeting
Algren: We don't cut heads of the defeated on kneeling men. That's a shameful display! Katsumoto: Your men ran from the battlefield. THAT'S A SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!!!!!
"My family built this temple a thousand years ago." And that, right there, is about a third, maybe even half, of what this story is about. It's a brilliant line.
Yes. That means that the temple was built in the 800s. Yet look at the exquisite attention to detail and pristineness that exists today. And yes I know it's a movie but I think that this is a key feature of the Japanese mindset and value system.
@@shevetlevi2821 I think you know this, but for the benefit of others, that's not a set. It's a real temple, Engyo-ji, built about a thousand years ago, although the original building burned down in 1472. Side fact: it is dedicated to Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy.
@@shevetlevi2821 there's a reason why the Japanese don't employ janitors in their schools, they have the students clean the schools. Then in the US we have our kids go their whole rearing with people chauffeuring them around, someone else cleaning their school for them, someone else handing their food out to them, pathetic
@@NYG5 In many traditional martial arts schools the students regularly scrub the mat after the training session. This is so right on several levels. In addition to the obvious hygiene and cleanliness it connects the students to the sanctity of the training space and elevates it.
Exactly, for Katsumoto could easily give the prisoner to literally anyone else on the village. But that was a Karma depiction at its finest. What a great writing. The scene of Taka cleaning the floor after the filthy stranger messed up everything is maybe one of the highest points in this regard. For, let's remember, she was sister to the very leader of the entire village.
This film, despite the fact of being very historically inaccurate, is brilliant. And the acting is likewise brilliant. Ken Watanabe is especially good.
It never intended to be historically accurate, few movies that try to be ever are either. It is accurate in the scene that in history there were several European Samurai.
@@SagaciousNihilist - Yes, I understood that. Out of interest I read about the period in question and there was one particular samurai who rebelled similar to Watanabe's character, but that one had no problem with firearms. I think the film depicted a rejection of firearms in order to better portray the pre-Western samurai culture.
The fact that Hasegawa had Katsumodo cut off his head, is actually a great sign of honor. To have a "kaishakunin", means you showed grace in your defeat and commanded great respect from your enemy. Not many defeated samurai had this honor.
My understanding is that you more or less still committed seppuko (you cut open your stomach), but out of respect and because you have honor, someone else then cuts off your head to ease and hasten your death, rather than let you bleed out.
Honor differs a lot. Keeping the enemy alive and healthy is considered honorable here. Trying on and on until you die is honorable. Suicide is shameful,sinful and considered running away from responsibility and not fighting to correct your wrong. Yet customs change over time. My sons find these customs very outdated…..Every generation creates new customs i guess
@@elifcal5715Do not be mistaken, many aspects of the samurai are heavily romanticized. Many only opted for suicide when they realized death was upon them anyways, and even then the suicide was often in the form of fighting till the very end. But if there’s room to retreat and fight another day, most samurai would take it.
its more of sacrifice in order to keep his family alived and have honor with home provided for his children and wife by offering his head , or rather keep your head that will brought shame to your family when that person have nothing to offer for his family in return; in mordern days, this idea carry on as life insurance ideas...a human life is more valuable
One thing I like about Ken Watanabe's performance is that actually speaks English much better in real life, but he dialled it back a bit for this role to be more authentic.
I fell in love with this movie when I was in my teens. Now that I'm in my thirties, I've learned life lessons from it that I couldn't understand when I was younger.
A very good point, specially when one puts the doubt in his mind of what is going to happen to his own life right after the enemy has in fact fully understood him...
if you were Algren you could say "I could've done a much better job if I wasn't baby sitting peasants. do you have any idea what a modern pistol and a western steel-saber can do to a man?"
My wife (who is Japanese) and I visited the mountain shrine complex where sections of this movie was shot...amazing history and presence in that place!!
It's a nice little touch, Ken's accent: there are distinct moments where he lets it thicken just a little more than usual for his emphatic deliveries- "A Samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat. I was HONOURED to cut off his head." That delivery has just the slightest tinge of extra accent to it, and it is beautiful. "I have enjoyed this conversation... in English."
Evil leader: tortures, interrogates, starves and/or kills enemy! Katsumoto: saves life, respects mutually, gives a duty of care, befriends if willing and is reasonable, decent, fair and just with all people including his POW and his own people and himself....Katsumoto, YOU are the man!
Descendents of the crew portrayed in Fitzcarraldo, who dragged a steamship over a hill in the Amazon. The movie itself was no picnic; several people died making it, and a documentary was made of the epic.
Algren: They don't cut the heads off defeated kneeling men Katsumoto: General Hasagawa asked me to help him end his life. a samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat, i was honored to cut off his head
It always amazed me how comfortable with death Katsumoto, and the other samurai were. Plenty of their own died, including Katsumoto's son, but there wasn't much mourning, and it didn't really phase anybody.
I totally agree with you. Many people will say that "Top Gun", the Mission Impossible movies, "Rain Man", "Risky Business", "Far & Away", "Days of Thunder", "Interview With the Vampire", "Elysium", "Rock of Ages", etc. are their favorite Tom Cruise films. But to me, the best one was this one - "The Last Samurai". To me, Tom looked the best & showed all he could be in peaceful, zen-like, yet powerful, honorable, respectful way. He learned Japanese for this film. This is the BEST Tom Cruise film.
Katsumoto: “What is your name?” Algren: “Captain Nathan Algren” Katsumoto: “What is your favorite colour?” Algren: “Blue” Katsumoto: “Alright. You may leave””
+Isac Jonsson Obviously he is. He is trying to affect him, make him emotionally excited in some way, to break his shell of cold hostility. Trolling done properly, is a very good way of doing that.
I remember this movie coming out literally the day I moved to Japan in 2003 (military brat). Looking back there’s so much beauty there and things. Technology too. This was around 2002 and they were already texting ....I was like what is this?....a few years later text took off in the US
Extremely good writing all throughout this movie... The subtle irony of what Algren says about cutting off the heads of defeated kneeling men... Implying that it was cruel or even cowardly... Actually being a projection of how he feels about his own actions in killing innocent retreating and unarmed women and children during his war... At least Hasegawa was a soldier who was defeated, rather than the civilians that Algren massacred...the disgust that he portrays is actually directed inwards at his own self... Brilliant...
The Irish agree. Although, to be fair, the Japanese can drink like there's a prize for it. I dunno if you've ever been to Japan but dude, they play as hard as they work.
I'm a senior too but I've learned that a good life is more important. In fact, I've just joined a kendo club because the idea of improving myself, even at age 67, is still important. When I lose sight of that principle, I suffer as a result. Live a good life, and the good death will follow.
@@jimloth6091 Living a good life is a given and to improve oneself is a lifelong endeavor. The principles found in the Code of the Bushido have been my guide to living a good life (I even have a copy of them affixed to the inside cover of my Bible) and I must confess that the most difficult for me is self-control - my Scots-Irish-German temper is a dilemma I'm constantly working to overcome. Good luck on your journey Jim.
The sudden change in attitude upon finding out Taka was Hirotaro's wife... and Katsumoto does not change his composure for even the second it took to answer.
The action scenes melded perfectly with the dramatic scenes - they complemented each other. The amount of work that went into making this movie is unusual, and show the degree of respect the producers had.
0:13 Amazing to see how strong the Samurai is by just standing. Such a simple thing... It seems that true mastery of a thing can make it look like something that is forgettable and unimpressive. If you don't understand what im saying try doing what he did.
I was honored to cut off his head ". Ken wantanabe almost looked as if he was offended. I think the subtleness of his performance with his facial expressions. Also I think it showed the level of respect he had for the other general. You can tell that if the roles where reversed. That they both empathized with each other . Understood each other's point of view but disagreed. Without having an once of malice ,but deep respect for each other.
Same here. I'm not even a massive fan of Russell Crowe or Tom Cruise. But they were both exceptional in their respective movies. Cruise was also excellent in Rain Man, but was overshadowed by Hoffman's amazing performance.
5 minutes with the samurai and I think you'll know you're dealing with people who live by a very definitive code...one that the vast majority of humans couldn't stomach.
This movie pays incredible attention to detail though in actual seppuku they wouldn’t fully cut off the head but instead leave a little skin that would give the person the appearance that they are holding their head in their hands. Because letting their head hit the ground and roll would be considered extremely rude and would be dishonoring them.
Hmm, as I recall, wasn't that only the custom under formal circumstances? You know, when there was officials, politicians and royalty present? I think it was relaxed a bit under battlefield conditions.
His BIL was careless, and let a defeated man get the upper hand. He underestimated Algren and it cost him his life. It was a good death, but a needless one, in my humble opinion. Probably why Katsumodo wasn't too choked up about it.
If you learn why cherry blossoms have been a symbol of death and the national flower of Japan, you will learn more deeply about what Katsumoto says about death as well as ending their battle at the end.
Cutting a friend's or even enemy's head off was back then such an honor. This is because the act means giving assistance to those who want to end their lives in dignity without having to show someone themselves suffering when they are about to die. Dying on their own will quickly and without showing their ugly appearance of suffering was ideal at the time. Cherry blossoms are the symbol of this philosophy in the Japanese Bushido. Hope this helps you understand the line in this movie.
@@summerevening I know. But one would expect him to say "I was honored to help him die with dignity". That he referred to it so bluntly and casually is why I find it funny.
To look at life and death as the same.... in that you can live a good life, and have a good death is unknown these days. As Katsumoto says" we are all dying". This should resonate with all of us. Everyone is trying to do too much.... or nothing at all! Focus on your life, be conscious of others, and help if you can! Thats it.
Ken Watanabe has such a great screen presence
Very underrated actor.
I first read it as ken wannabe
His best role
So great in inception too.
Isn’t this the same actor that taught Michael Douglas about japanese culture in the movie Black Rain? Seems very similar.
I love the way Watanabe delivers "Are my words not correct? I will practice my English with you." Katsumoto knows damn well that his English is perfect, he's just being sarcastic.
I believe he was more conveying that he'd practice his English because Algren would not go anywhere, so they've plenty of time to do so. As it follows: until the winter ends, _you are here_.
@@brunesi Both are true, I think, nice insight!
Sideways insult and gentle prodding. A little lesson to cooperate with the guy in power.
On the contrary, i do not think Katsumoto is being sarcastic here. Hes actually trying to bridge the gap between them on a most basic level so they can get to know each other. He knows his english is pretty good, but he doesnt shy away from inferring his english is in a state that hed need Algrens help. That, to me, shows he is able to show vulnerability by requesting the aid of an enemy, in order to get closer to one another. It shows courage and wisdom, and imho is far, faaaar from being sarcastic.
@@IronnMan35 - This ^^
A samurai understands that he needs to be "fluid" in his thinking. To understand the universe as opposed to learning just one planet.
Ken Watanabe dammn right deserved the best supporting actor , he made this movie , every single scene he's in he just outstages everyone else , every single word to come out of his mouth has such weight to it , it's just a fantastic actor
Very true, I'm not normally a fan of most Tom Cruise movies but in this it almost feels as if Tom is the supporting actor and he simply observes Ken Watanebe's character from a western POV, it's refreshing for a Hollywood film to be so authentic and respectful.
And you're right, Watanabe made this movie, amazing screen presence.
@@G1NZOU That's probably the way it was supposed to be, I mean "The Last Samurai" isn't Tom Cruise' character, he was just there, witnessing.
@@mattnar3865 agree; also I think the title is supposed to a plural. The last samurai throw of the dice against an encroaching western cultural revolution
@@G1NZOU People keep saying this is their favorite Tom Cruise movie. It has Cruise in it, and I like his role here better than most of his others, but it is far and away a Ken Watanebe movie.
I love him aye! He is so cool in this movie. I want him to be very successful
In Finland, this would be considered an especially long conversation.
You guys are a talkative bunch... 😄
No wonder they are called Finnish
@@fasiapulekaufusi6632 for that joke you get a medal and a sub 🏅
@@niekdejong9360 hahahaha thank you
@Optimus Prime hahaha why thank you good sir
Having actual Japanese actors added a certain something to this movie. They could have found Asian-Americans, but I doubt they would have sounded as authentic as an actually Japanese speaking English with his native accent.
that was actually the complaint from the Japanese of a lot of Hollywood films with Japanese characters being portrayed by other nationalities. It didn't sound right ever. They did a lot to make this film as authentic as possible. even a lot of the soldiers we see in this film are Japanese.
Quite a number of the Japanese characters are portrayed by non-Japanese Asian actors.
judging by hollywood's recent casting choices, this is amazing. They would have gone for a half white half japanese if its now
@@undrgrnd734 Not just that the last samurai would be scarlett johannson
@@Grim67894 the inherent question in "Ghost in the Shell" is are you the same person if your entire body is replaced your shell so to speak. Is an individual merely their body or are they something more. Having a non-Asian play the shell of a previously Asian person is appropriate to the theme of the manga/anime. Now if they have for example Chris Pratt play Oda Nobanaga then I'd have a problem with that casting
“I have introduced myself.
You have introduced yourself.
This is a very good conversation.”
"It was a good death."
Spoken like a true samurai warrior.
Was he more praising the deceased (that he went valiantly or he is glad he is dead? the BIL that is) Or praising Nathan?
It wasn’t really that good a death, he died from an underhanded move that he deserved to suffer because he behaved very dishonorably when he killed Zeb and tried to kill Algren.
"i killed her husband?!"
"it was a good death"
samurais are metal as fuck.
Spartans and Berserkers:
"We would like to have a drink and have conversations with you."
@@ryujisusapphire9511 this person history's
Hell yeah🤘
@@ryujisusapphire9511 With German beer.
The last of them built the first Bird of Prey and moved out. In several centuries they become the Klingons. TODAY, is a GOOD day to die.
"I'm honored to meet you." That display of respect really hits
Algren: You kept me alive just to speak English?
Katsumoto: Yes, our ESL Teacher left several months ago, and we've been looking for a new one ever since.
😂😂😂😂
or it could've been my ESL teacher insisted that we learn Portuguese
@@notdarell6951 wait what?
I need to hear That story
@@ConnorNotyerbidness Becuase the Portugese traded with the Japanese way longer than when the movie took place in
@@notdarell6951 oh thought it was like...a personal story cuz im an idiot
And thought thatd be hilarious
Algren: "I killed her husband?"
Katsumoto: "No worry. I never liked him anyway..."
"He was my brother in law, dude. Don't worry. We're good."
🤣🤣🤣
One should know, dying in combat in Japan is a honorable death. Why wouldn't he like him?
Same with Vikings and other cultures.
Why wouldn't he like his brother in law?
@@vipr1142 Maybe his brother in law smelled funny. Maybe he thought he wasn't good enough for his sister. Maybe he acted like a jackass at some point in the past but, for his sister's sake, Katsumoto let it slide. But he never forgot it.
@@vipr1142 it's just a joke~
THIS IS WHAT MODERN DAY MOVIES ARE MISSING, A SENSE OF AUTHENTICITY AND PURE BEAUTY AND PASSION IN STORY TELLING
AetheusZX true. Most of the time these days it’s just useless pointless action with no value.
@@noni5961 most of the time it is revising history to fit a narrow puritanical view of society with no base in reality. History goes out the window for the woke mob and with it, any entertainment
I'm afraid that all this movie has is a "sense" of authenticity. It is widely panned for its historical inaccuracies. And not just here. Many Japanese critics were quick to jump on it.
Woke movies Nowadays are Pure toxic hot Garbage
Don't you guys love Avengers movies?
Okay, so I need to mention this: In Japanese, when you are meeting someone for the first time, you both use the greeting "hajimemashite" which basically means "it is good to meet you" but it can also be translated as "we have begun" as in, we have begun to know each other. I don't think I need to say much more for folks to realize how much that means to this scene here.
chaba chocho wallah wallah
Is it also right that not introducing yourself is extremely rude? Because now that I think about it, in a lot of Japanese fiction I've seen and read the villain does often tend to introduce himself or herself with much aplomb.
@@dars5229 I think it’s rude no matter what if someone introduces themselves why wouldn’t you?
@@512Sumerian Maybe I wouldn't be in the mood to make friends and share my name. Who cares in the end?
yes , and no xd hajimemashite is an abreviation of "hajimete oaishimashite koueidesu" which means its an honour to meet you for the first time, or its our first time meeting
"It was a good death."
Video cuts off before he proceeds to run headfirst into the wooden pillar.
Algren: We don't cut heads of the defeated on kneeling men. That's a shameful display!
Katsumoto: Your men ran from the battlefield. THAT'S A SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!!!!!
looking for this
@@corey-bird3489 You seem like nice guy.
Useless Information When people earn it. I’m nice enough to run a story telling channel.
@@corey-bird3489 i found Violettes comment to be funny. You not so much
It's because they rack disciprine.
"My family built this temple a thousand years ago." And that, right there, is about a third, maybe even half, of what this story is about. It's a brilliant line.
Yes. That means that the temple was built in the 800s. Yet look at the exquisite attention to detail and pristineness that exists today. And yes I know it's a movie but I think that this is a key feature of the Japanese mindset and value system.
@@shevetlevi2821 I think you know this, but for the benefit of others, that's not a set. It's a real temple, Engyo-ji, built about a thousand years ago, although the original building burned down in 1472. Side fact: it is dedicated to Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy.
@@50srefugee Thanks. Actually I didn't know that. It's absolutely beautiful.
@@shevetlevi2821 there's a reason why the Japanese don't employ janitors in their schools, they have the students clean the schools. Then in the US we have our kids go their whole rearing with people chauffeuring them around, someone else cleaning their school for them, someone else handing their food out to them, pathetic
@@NYG5 In many traditional martial arts schools the students regularly scrub the mat after the training session. This is so right on several levels. In addition to the obvious hygiene and cleanliness it connects the students to the sanctity of the training space and elevates it.
Imagine finding out you were being cared for by the woman you widowed. Just the thought of that crushes me 😭😭😭
Exactly, for Katsumoto could easily give the prisoner to literally anyone else on the village. But that was a Karma depiction at its finest. What a great writing. The scene of Taka cleaning the floor after the filthy stranger messed up everything is maybe one of the highest points in this regard. For, let's remember, she was sister to the very leader of the entire village.
@@brunesitechnically, his son ran the village, so she was the aunt
This film, despite the fact of being very historically inaccurate, is brilliant. And the acting is likewise brilliant. Ken Watanabe is especially good.
I remember when I heard he was going to be in Batman Begins as Ra's Al Ghul. I thought that was brilliant casting.
Sometimes you have to let all the little things go and enjoy the show.
Still the most realistic martial arts movie ever made.
It never intended to be historically accurate, few movies that try to be ever are either. It is accurate in the scene that in history there were several European Samurai.
@@SagaciousNihilist - Yes, I understood that. Out of interest I read about the period in question and there was one particular samurai who rebelled similar to Watanabe's character, but that one had no problem with firearms. I think the film depicted a rejection of firearms in order to better portray the pre-Western samurai culture.
The fact that Hasegawa had Katsumodo cut off his head, is actually a great sign of honor. To have a "kaishakunin", means you showed grace in your defeat and commanded great respect from your enemy. Not many defeated samurai had this honor.
My understanding is that you more or less still committed seppuko (you cut open your stomach), but out of respect and because you have honor, someone else then cuts off your head to ease and hasten your death, rather than let you bleed out.
Honor differs a lot. Keeping the enemy alive and healthy is considered honorable here. Trying on and on until you die is honorable. Suicide is shameful,sinful and considered running away from responsibility and not fighting to correct your wrong. Yet customs change over time. My sons find these customs very outdated…..Every generation creates new customs i guess
@@elifcal5715Do not be mistaken, many aspects of the samurai are heavily romanticized. Many only opted for suicide when they realized death was upon them anyways, and even then the suicide was often in the form of fighting till the very end. But if there’s room to retreat and fight another day, most samurai would take it.
@@elifcal5715cultural differences. That includes ethical codes
its more of sacrifice in order to keep his family alived and have honor with home provided for his children and wife by offering his head , or rather keep your head that will brought shame to your family when that person have nothing to offer for his family in return; in mordern days, this idea carry on as life insurance ideas...a human life is more valuable
I love this scene. A samurai as calm as the wind but you can see how fierce he can be. Watanabe portrayed it very well
As calm as the... wind?
"You have introduced yourself, I have introduced myself. This is a very good conversation." - That's my favorite line.
'Warriors in your country do not kill?' Lmfao Katsumoto is straight savage!
One thing I like about Ken Watanabe's performance is that actually speaks English much better in real life, but he dialled it back a bit for this role to be more authentic.
I fell in love with this movie when I was in my teens. Now that I'm in my thirties, I've learned life lessons from it that I couldn't understand when I was younger.
Did you learn to kill with honour?
1:33 How I summarize talking to a girl
you must be a samurai....
LOL
Robert Olmstead Brilliant! I’m dying!😄
LMAO! :))
Lol.
Honestly nothing is scarier than a polite patient enemy who wants to genuinely understand you
A very good point, specially when one puts the doubt in his mind of what is going to happen to his own life right after the enemy has in fact fully understood him...
“I killed her husband?”
“It was a good death.”
The calmness in his reply.
good death as in swift/quick or as in honorable/dying in battle?
"I killed her husband?"
"It was a good death."
Okay, I seriously know not how to respond to that. THAT strange it is to me.
if you were Algren you could say "I could've done a much better job if I wasn't baby sitting peasants. do you have any idea what a modern pistol and a western steel-saber can do to a man?"
A good death is one that isn't cowardly, honorable and even creative to a degree.
death in honor because he fight until he lost or death because he turned back into coward, which death the warrior want to choose?
It was a good death because it was a death that a Samurai would've wanted: to die in battle
Guess he didn't like his brother in law very much...
My wife (who is Japanese) and I visited the mountain shrine complex where sections of this movie was shot...amazing history and presence in that place!!
It's real easy to fall in love with Japanese art, traditions, culture and especially weapons.
Yes....It is. Hai!
Katsimotu is such a nice person.
kachimomo?
he didnt look like that.. he was fat ass !!!
Johan Retsler nice katzimoto
katsumono
He's polite
It's a nice little touch, Ken's accent: there are distinct moments where he lets it thicken just a little more than usual for his emphatic deliveries- "A Samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat. I was HONOURED to cut off his head." That delivery has just the slightest tinge of extra accent to it, and it is beautiful.
"I have enjoyed this conversation... in English."
Evil leader: tortures, interrogates, starves and/or kills enemy! Katsumoto: saves life, respects mutually, gives a duty of care, befriends if willing and is reasonable, decent, fair and just with all people including his POW and his own people and himself....Katsumoto, YOU are the man!
A BRILLIANT movie. So amazingly profound and moving. A PERFECT blend of action, suspense, drama, with a beautiful ending
Katsimotu walks into the wall the 1:58. THUNK!
"Fuck, I knew the AI in this game was buggy as hell."
watching that the first time (even the second) we thought that would happen
+Rogue Vector I guess he forgot that he turned "no clipping" mode off.
it was fixed with new patch
No he did not it was the sound of his footstep a he walked away. He was not even close to the wall when the thud came.
I will forever love how his face turns pissed when he says "I have enjoyed this conversation *in English."*
Ken Watanabe, one of the most underrated actors, anywhere.
I just love how this movie takes its time during the conversations. ♥️ It gives them so much meaning and calm.
"I have introduced myself. You have introduced yourself. This is a good conversation"
Perfect conversation with the wife if you ask me.
One of the most important films. Ever. The score, story, acting; a masterpiece. High art.
“They don’t cut the heads off defeated kneeling men”
Later in the movie Algren would do exactly that lol
Wow, that's great.... I didn't tie these together. Amazing.
@@brunesi Same her after almost 20 Years
I just visited this temple on Mt. Shosha and wondered HOW ON EARTH they got all the actors, film crew and equipment up to Shoshazan Engyō-ji!!
Bundt Lust Helicopters? :)
Omg I went there two weeks ago and wondered the same exact thing!
Didn't they film this in New Zealand and build a replica?
@@AimForMyHead81 Many parts of it yes. But they used this temple in the movie where Katsumoto and Algren had their conversations.
Descendents of the crew portrayed in Fitzcarraldo, who dragged a steamship over a hill in the Amazon. The movie itself was no picnic; several people died making it, and a documentary was made of the epic.
Algren: They don't cut the heads off defeated kneeling men
Katsumoto: General Hasagawa asked me to help him end his life. a samurai cannot stand the shame of defeat, i was honored to cut off his head
0:31 "You kept me alive just to speak English ?. And what do you want ?"
It always amazed me how comfortable with death Katsumoto, and the other samurai were. Plenty of their own died, including Katsumoto's son, but there wasn't much mourning, and it didn't really phase anybody.
They believed they were already dead before they went into battle, why fear death if you consider yourself already dead?
@@bloodrave9578 indeed, if you have nothing to lose you're way more dangerous to your enemy
@@slayerdude18 Doc Holliday
When a brave American Captain starts to understand the code of the Samurai, what a scene!!
I love how Katsumoto is standing there waiting for an introduction like a stubborn mother.
The brilliant writing of this film should never go unrecognized.
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japanese accents sound very interesting speaking english
Really?
Sometimes I dislike the movies with Japanese/Chinese culture that have fluent english speaking accents. Just want naturally.
@@leahpatts6007 was this offensive? im saying it because i LIKE it
that can be said for most accents, when they're intelligible at least.
Ingurishu please...
Ken Watanabe steals everything in this movie. I died with him in the godzilla 2018. Such a great actor (japanese film)
Even when speaking to his enemy...he showed great respect...👍👍👍👍💪
I love this show, it's worthy of being mentioned along with my favorite Samurai miniseries Shogun.
"They killed Kenny!!"
Japanese Stan-san: "It was a good death"
Ken Watanabe is by far the best actor to ever come out of Japan.
you clearly have never heard of toshiro mifune
@@ass4sale2 Ken Takakura, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shintaro Katsu, Hiryoyuki Sanada, Takeshi Kitano, etc, etc. :)
"Warriors in your country do not kill?"
"We don't execute Billy Connolly while he's lying wounded on the ground"
I totally agree with you. Many people will say that "Top Gun", the Mission Impossible movies, "Rain Man", "Risky Business", "Far & Away", "Days of Thunder", "Interview With the Vampire", "Elysium", "Rock of Ages", etc. are their favorite Tom Cruise films. But to me, the best one was this one - "The Last Samurai". To me, Tom looked the best & showed all he could be in peaceful, zen-like, yet powerful, honorable, respectful way. He learned Japanese for this film. This is the BEST Tom Cruise film.
VelvetGal5 days of Thunder though......
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This and far and away are my tops for Tom cruise
honorable mentions: A FEW GOOD MEN and MINORITY REPORT.
I have enjoyed this conversation in English 😂
1:55 - A good death is its own reward.
Whenever I kill a bug,fly or spider in 1 hit(so it won't feel much pain) I always tell myself this quote:
It was a good death xD!
Rasta Fonz this movie stole it from man of steel!
Soundwave Superior Boi What?
Nice reference, superman.
The funny thing is that Hirotaro died like a fool, killed by a man he thought was defenseless on the ground.
Katsumoto: “What is your name?”
Algren: “Captain Nathan Algren”
Katsumoto: “What is your favorite colour?”
Algren: “Blue”
Katsumoto: “Alright. You may leave””
What is your mission?
Also: When is your birthday?
All that I have that hasn't been taken or surrendered is my HONOR
Nathan Algren: They don't cut the heads off defeated kneeling men.
1937 Imperial Japanese Soldier: *sweats profusely*
It sounds like kasumoto is like trolling tom all The time
+Isac Jonsson Obviously he is. He is trying to affect him, make him emotionally excited in some way, to break his shell of cold hostility. Trolling done properly, is a very good way of doing that.
Gaurab Chatterjee Heh.
Gaurab Chatterjee "I have introduced myself, you have introduced yourself; this is a very good conversation." LOL :)
The way he says he is honored to meet him sounded like trolling
uhhhhh duh, thank you captain obvious.
I remember this movie coming out literally the day I moved to Japan in 2003 (military brat). Looking back there’s so much beauty there and things. Technology too. This was around 2002 and they were already texting ....I was like what is this?....a few years later text took off in the US
Extremely good writing all throughout this movie... The subtle irony of what Algren says about cutting off the heads of defeated kneeling men... Implying that it was cruel or even cowardly... Actually being a projection of how he feels about his own actions in killing innocent retreating and unarmed women and children during his war... At least Hasegawa was a soldier who was defeated, rather than the civilians that Algren massacred...the disgust that he portrays is actually directed inwards at his own self... Brilliant...
For example: Not drinking beer together is considered extremely rude even among enemies.
-Every Austrian Dude
The Irish agree. Although, to be fair, the Japanese can drink like there's a prize for it. I dunno if you've ever been to Japan but dude, they play as hard as they work.
This is one of Tom's best movies!
"...a good death." - As a senior, I realize now just what that means and how it is the best any of us can hope for.
I'm a senior too but I've learned that a good life is more important. In fact, I've just joined a kendo club because the idea of improving myself, even at age 67, is still important. When I lose sight of that principle, I suffer as a result. Live a good life, and the good death will follow.
good as in swift/quick or honorable/dying in battle?
@@jimloth6091 Living a good life is a given and to improve oneself is a lifelong endeavor. The principles found in the Code of the Bushido have been my guide to living a good life (I even have a copy of them affixed to the inside cover of my Bible) and I must confess that the most difficult for me is self-control - my Scots-Irish-German temper is a dilemma I'm constantly working to overcome. Good luck on your journey Jim.
@@jimloth6091 Living a good life and always striving to do so is a given. To do otherwise is a waste.
“It was a good death.” A culture that values equally the quality of death and of living.
This movie is great, I watch it a couple times a year...if you've never seen it, do yourself a favor.
Algren wanted answers in 1:40
But Katsumoto knew he couldn't handle the truth.
Ken Watanabe & Hiroyuki Sanada are ageless, just like Tom Cruise
Ken Watanabe was nominated in Oscar for this..
"It was a good death"- Worf ;)
The sudden change in attitude upon finding out Taka was Hirotaro's wife... and Katsumoto does not change his composure for even the second it took to answer.
Apart from the obligatory action scenes, this was a elegant story; calm and beautiful.
The action scenes melded perfectly with the dramatic scenes - they complemented each other.
The amount of work that went into making this movie is unusual, and show the degree of respect the producers had.
historical accuracy aside this film is awesome! 2003 was probably the best year for films in my lifetime of almost 40 years now.
It wasn't all that historically accurate
"It was a good death." Now, let me go ahead and smack my head into this wooden pillar.
i thought he'd bump into it too, but turns out there's a door behind the pillar lol
haha I was looking for this comment
0:08 " It is Arthur! King of the Britons!
Katsumoto: "Do you suggest coconuts migrate?"
0:13 Amazing to see how strong the Samurai is by just standing. Such a simple thing... It seems that true mastery of a thing can make it look like something that is forgettable and unimpressive. If you don't understand what im saying try doing what he did.
Ken Wantanabe was brilliant as Katsumoto.
Watanabe-san is such a talented actor. It's a pity he could not voice Aku in the new Samurai Jack
He would have been amazing, although I'm not sure if his voice is deep enough?
He wasn't T H I C C enough
I love how it looks like he walks straight into a wall at the end lol
I was honored to cut off his head ". Ken wantanabe almost looked as if he was offended. I think the subtleness of his performance with his facial expressions. Also I think it showed the level of respect he had for the other general. You can tell that if the roles where reversed. That they both empathized with each other . Understood each other's point of view but disagreed. Without having an once of malice ,but deep respect for each other.
"It was a good death," is actually a compliment to Algren.
This and Gladiator are my two favourite movies.
Same here.
I'm not even a massive fan of Russell Crowe or Tom Cruise. But they were both exceptional in their respective movies.
Cruise was also excellent in Rain Man, but was overshadowed by Hoffman's amazing performance.
5 minutes with the samurai and I think you'll know you're dealing with people who live by a very definitive code...one that the vast majority of humans couldn't stomach.
If someone's only answer to any defeat is suicide, then someone has no stomach nor strategic sense.
Aren't you glad Jesus forgives sin?
This movie pays incredible attention to detail though in actual seppuku they wouldn’t fully cut off the head but instead leave a little skin that would give the person the appearance that they are holding their head in their hands. Because letting their head hit the ground and roll would be considered extremely rude and would be dishonoring them.
Hmm, as I recall, wasn't that only the custom under formal circumstances? You know, when there was officials, politicians and royalty present? I think it was relaxed a bit under battlefield conditions.
"It was a good death"
Now, that's the way to end a conversation.
Possibly my favorite scene in the movie.
what an amazing and imposing presence Ken brings
Ken Watanabe is such a badass. Every scene he’s in is op
After saying "It was a good death", Katsumoto was almost going to walk into that pillar.
Incredible Tom cruise movie
One of very few
Amazing cast
"Who's the warrior in the red armor?"
"My brother-in-law"
Ha! No wonder you weren't too ate up about it Katsumoto.
His BIL was careless, and let a defeated man get the upper hand. He underestimated Algren and it cost him his life. It was a good death, but a needless one, in my humble opinion. Probably why Katsumodo wasn't too choked up about it.
@@scottwpilgrim True. Forgot his training and paid for it.
@@MrKajithecat correct, my friend.
For example, not to introduce yourself is considered extremery rude even among enemies! Love it!
1:55, it is deeply intriguing to hear a person's views on death. In this case, it is most curious that he doesn't show bitterness
If you learn why cherry blossoms have been a symbol of death and the national flower of Japan, you will learn more deeply about what Katsumoto says about death as well as ending their battle at the end.
@@summerevening could you please elaborate
The dialogue in this film between men of honour is top notch.
"I was honored to cut off his head."
Is it wrong that I always find that line and the delivery funny?
Cutting a friend's or even enemy's head off was back then such an honor. This is because the act means giving assistance to those who want to end their lives in dignity without having to show someone themselves suffering when they are about to die. Dying on their own will quickly and without showing their ugly appearance of suffering was ideal at the time. Cherry blossoms are the symbol of this philosophy in the Japanese Bushido. Hope this helps you understand the line in this movie.
@@summerevening I know. But one would expect him to say "I was honored to help him die with dignity". That he referred to it so bluntly and casually is why I find it funny.
To look at life and death as the same.... in that you can live a good life, and have a good death is unknown these days. As Katsumoto says" we are all dying". This should resonate with all of us. Everyone is trying to do too much.... or nothing at all! Focus on your life, be conscious of others, and help if you can! Thats it.
perception is a funny thing, much like an opinion. Most vary
Introducing yourself is a very good conversion.