I thought of it as more of a Japanese "Dances w/ Wolves" with the whole "American soldier turned "traitor" thing going on....but I liked it alot, about as much as I liked Dances with Wolves. I also agree with Huck ..I liked the Katsumoto more than Cruise.
Very Solid film.Cruise does a good job,but the show stealer is the guy who plays the leader of the Samurai,Katsumoto.Very intense dude.Really enjoyed the movie,may go see it again.
They may have been,but I did not recognize any of them.The guy that played Katsumoto is one hell of a solid actor though.He gave a tremendous performance and stold the show.