Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tom Cruise | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Writing | John Logan | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Logan | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ngila Dickson | Costume Design |
| Camera | John Toll | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Editor |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles Mulvehill | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Lilly Kilvert | Production Design |
| Art | Gretchen Rau | Set Decoration |
| Production | Michael Doven | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jess Gonchor | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bob Beher | Foley Editor |
| Writing | Edward Zwick | Screenplay |
| Directing | Edward Zwick | Director |
| Production | Edward Zwick | Producer |
| Writing | Marshall Herskovitz | Screenplay |
| Production | Marshall Herskovitz | Producer |
| Production | Paula Wagner | Producer |
| Production | Scott Kroopf | Producer |
| Production | Tom Engelman | Producer |
| Editing | Victor Du Bois | Editor |
| Production | Ted Field | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Solomon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vincent Ward | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dino Dimuro | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Flinchbaugh | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Kim Sinclair | Art Direction |
| Art | Christopher Burian-Mohr | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | William Mesa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Romulo Adriano Jr. | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Charleen Richards | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Melissa R. Stubbs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Caitlin McKenna | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Marc Streitenfeld | Music Editor |
| Art | Kathy Lucas | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Patrick Cassidy | Leadman |
| Production | Kevin De La Noy | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Neil Kirkland | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Gunner Ashford | Armorer |
| Visual Effects | Jeffrey White | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenny Myers | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Baliel | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Michael Kamper | Sound Designer |
| Art | Philip Thomas | Set Designer |
| Sound | Ben Wilkins | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Graham Larson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Graham Larson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Yōko Narahashi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mitchell E. Dauterive | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Production | Anne Bruning | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lois Burwell | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Buck | Costume Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Paul J. Lombardi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Alan Rankin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jon Title | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Jayne-Ann Tenggren | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Tim Crosbie | VFX Supervisor |
| Camera | David James | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Victor Ray Ennis | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | George Macri | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ray McIntyre Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Peter McCaffrey | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Peter McCaffrey | "B" Camera Operator |
| Art | Peter C. Clarke | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Alyson Dee Moore | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Harrelson | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Calum McFarlane | "D" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Darrin Keough | "C" Camera Operator |
| Sound | Frank Smathers | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Laura Harris Atkinson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kerry Dean Williams | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Boland | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Neil Greenberg | Visual Effects Editor |
| Art | Elizabeth Flaherty | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | David Gulick | Property Master |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Cynthia E. Thornton | Associate Editor |
| Production | Charles Harrington | Location Manager |
| Sound | David A. Cohen | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Mike Thomas | "A" Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Jarvis | Wigmaker |
| Production | Lil Heyman | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Snell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Alexander | Hair Department Head |
| Art | Sam Storey | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Pershing | Hairstylist |
| Art | Cedar Valentine | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberley Spiteri | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen LaBaff | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Dan Romero | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | Michael Smale | Set Designer |
| Sound | Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Crew | Michael Sean Ryan | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Kelly Oxford | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Wexler | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Tommy Klines | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Directing | Allen Kupetsky | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kendall Errair | Costumer |
| Sound | Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Asano-Myers | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Nilo Otero | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jenny Hicks | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Richard Lacy | First Assistant "D" Camera |
| Camera | David Nichols | Key Grip |
| Sound | Alan Meyerson | Scoring Mixer |
| Art | Christopher Glass | Storyboard Artist |
| Lighting | Gary Hill | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Conor O'Sullivan | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Production | Jill Soper | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Craig S. Jaeger | Foley Supervisor |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Parker Swanson | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Vic Cuccia | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Ken Ryan | Production Accountant |
| Lighting | Mick Morris | Gaffer |
| Crew | Tad Griffith | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Taylor | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Iain Mathieson | Best Boy Electric |
| Editing | Pablo Prietto | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jay Munro | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Brett McDowell | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Kyoko Kageyama | Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Penny Lee Hallin | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Lori A. Lopes | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Nelson | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | John Bonnin | Libra Head Technician |
| Camera | Jeff Pelton | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Crew | Nick Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Chris Toll | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maggie Elliott | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Nobuyuki Obikane | Stunts |
| Crew | Hiroki Takano | Stunts |
| Camera | Brett Matthews | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Production | Mayda Renizzi-Holt | Assistant Accountant |
| Lighting | Paul Reddin | Rigging Grip |
| Art | J.C. Brown | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Louise Williams | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
