The last samurai [videorecording] / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company production ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman ; screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; directed by Edward Zwick.

Cruise, Tom, 1962- (actor,, film producer.). Herskovitz, Marshall, (film producer,, screenwriter.). Zwick, Edward, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Logan, John, 1961- (screenwriter.). Wagner, Paula, 1946- (film producer.). Kroopf, Scott, (film producer.). Engelman, Tom, (film producer.). Toll, John (Cinematographer), (cinematographer.). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (actor.). Connolly, Billy, (actor.). Spall, Timothy, 1957- (Added Author). Goldwyn, Tony, (actor.). Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- (actor.). Harada, Masato, 1949- (actor.). Koyuki, 1976- (actor.). Atherton, William, (actor.). Sugata, Shun, 1955- (actor.). Koyamada, Shin, 1982- (actor.). Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018 (actor.). Igawa, Togo, 1946- (actor.). Nakamura, Shichinosuke, 1983- (actor.). Zimmer, Hans, (composer.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Bedford Falls Company, (production company.). Radar Pictures, (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki, William Atherton, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada, Scott Wilson, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1419893246
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Includes commentary by director Edward Zwick.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois ; original music, Hans Zimmer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki, William Atherton, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada, Scott Wilson, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences.
System Details Note:	DVD; widescreen; dual-layer format; region 1; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	English or French dialogue; French, Spanish or English subtitles.