Last Samurai
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- Released
- 04/05/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- Drama
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
Edward Zwick directs this sumptuously designed, action-packed period epic that stars Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren. Algren, a former Civil War hero, is adrift in 1870s San Francisco after the war, a lost soul struggling to stay afloat in a booze-soaked stupor. When he is recruited by the Japanese government to train the Emperor's army, he departs for the unknown shores of Japan and begins training the soldiers in American military tactics. But these skills are useless against a band of samurai rebels led by the proud warrior Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), and Algren is easily defeated. He is taken to a remote samurai village where he learns samurai warrior codes and ways of life, developing a deep bond with Katsumoto and sharing philosophical conversations with him. Caught between the feudal culture of the ancient samurai warriors and the encroachment of modern society, Algren is forced to choose between his own culture or Katsumoto's. THE LAST SAMURAI is lavish in its dramatic period costumes and intense performances, and will thrill fans of both historical drama and action films.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Number of Discs
- 2
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Audio Format
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Stereo - English
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 144
- Disc Layers
- 2
- Label / Studio
- WARNER STUDIOS
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Making Of
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Anamorphic
- Film Rating (Australia)
- R18+
- Year of release
- 2003
- Film Rating (UK)
- 18
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French,
- Spanish
- Cast & Crew
- Ngila Dickson (Costume Designer)
- John Toll (Director of Photography)
- Steven Rosenblum (Editor)
- Victor DuBois (Editor)
- Charles Mulvehill (Executive Producer)
- Richard Solomon (Executive Producer)
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Additional Information
- Audio Commentary - 1. Edward Zwick - Director
- Deleted Scenes - 1. "The Beheading" (Behind the Beheading); Algren and Katsumoto
- Documentaries - 1. "History vs. Hollywood: THE LAST SAMURAI"
- Featurette - 2. "Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal"
- Featurette - 3. "A World of Design: Production Design with Lilly Kilvert"
- Featurette - 4. "Silk and Armour: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson"
- Featurette - 5. "Imperial Army Basic Training: From Soldier to Samurai - The Weapons"
- Featurette - 6. "Tokyo and Kyoto Red Carpet Premieres"
- Featurettes - 1. "Tom Cruise: A Warrior's Journey"
- Interviews - 1. "Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick"
