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References
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Glory (1989)
"Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan" (1996)
 -  The Samurai are slaughtered by way of Gattling Guns, the same thing happens to Aoshi Shinomori's group when they go against the drug lord.
Referenced in
XMA: Xtreme Martial Arts (2003) (TV)
 -  Interview with Tom Cruise in documentary
Samurai: The Last Warrior (2004) (TV)
 -  Complementary documentary tie-in
Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)
 -  poster in movie theater
"Grey's Anatomy: Shake Your Groove Thing (#1.5)" (2005)
 -  One of the patients asks if the doctors have seen Tom Cruise's samurai movie.
Janji Joni (2005)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue
"Top Gear: (2005-08-07)" (2005)
 -  Jeremy mentions Timothy Spall is in it
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz (2007) (V)
 -  Describes writing the script.
Featured in
"HBO First Look: The Last Samurai: An Epic Journey (#10.20)" (2003)
 -  clips shown
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  clips
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Nominee clips.
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
"Nova: Secrets of the Samurai Sword (#35.1)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown.
"De wereld draait door: (#4.58)" (2008)
 -  A fragment is shown.
Spoofed in
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  When the samurai threatens to slices off Tom Cruise's head, it's actually Billy Crystal saying he gambled

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