| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Includes English and French language tracks, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; original music, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences. |
| Summary |
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test. |
| Note |
Special features: [Disc 1]: theatrical film with commentary by director Edward Zwick; [Disc 2]: deleted scenes with commentary; history vs. Hollywood: 'The last samurai' [History Channel documentary]; Tom Cruise: a warrior's journey; Edward Zwick: director's video journal; making an epic: a conversation with Edward Zwick and Tom Cruise; a world of detail: production design with Lilly Kilvert; Silk and armor: costume design with Ngila Dickson; Imperial Army basic training; From soldier to samurai: the weapons; Bushido the way of the warrior; Deleted scenes; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Soldiers -- Conduct of life -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cruise, Tom, 1962-
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Herskovitz, Marshall.
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Zwick, Edward.
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Logan, John, 1961-
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Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
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Atherton, William.
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Lindberg, Chad.
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Connolly, Billy.
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Goldwyn, Tony.
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Harada, Masato, 1949-
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Toll, John (Cinematographer)
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DuBois, Victor.
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Zimmer, Hans.
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Dickson, Ngila.
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Kilvert, Lilly.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Bedford Falls Company.
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Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm)
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Radar Pictures.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790782758 |
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9780790782751 |
| Standard No. |
085392838226 |
| Music No. |
28382 Warner Home Video |
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