If Katsumoto attracts other samurai to his cause, we will have 10 years of rebellion. This is something I will not allow. Either I will stop him at the council today or you will lead my army against him. And with these new weapons, you will crush him.
Nathan Algren
Tom Cruise · 14 quotes
Omura
Masato Harada · 11 quotes
Colonel Bagley
Tony Goldwyn · 9 quotes
Katsumoto
Ken Watanabe · 9 quotes
Emperor Meiji
Shichinosuke Nakamura · 3 quotes
Katsumoto and Algren
1 quote
Most scenes together: Omura & Colonel Bagley (5)
The Last Samurai quotes
Page 3 of 3Imagine someone who hates you with the utmost intensity grabbing a handful of your hair while you're lying prostrate and helpless. Then scraping the dull blade of a rusty knife across you scalp. And let your imagination grasp if you can, Mr. Graham, the effect that a strong, quick jerk on the turf of your hair to release any clinging particles would have on your nervous system.
Many of our customs seem strange to you. And the same is true of yours. For example, not to introduce yourself is considered extremely rude, even among enemies.
My thanks, on behalf of those who died in the name of better mechanical amusements and commercial opportunities.
Simon Graham [opening narration]: They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life.
There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea, no past, no future.
We must resist the Western powers by becoming powerful ourselves. Our army and our economy must be strong.