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The last samurai [videorecording] / Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick.

Atherton, William, (actor). Connolly, Billy, (actor). Cruise, Tom, 1962- (producer, actor). Dickson, Ngila, (costumer designer). Du Bois, Victor (Film editor), (editor of moving image work). Goldwyn, Tony, (actor). Harada, Masato, 1949- (actor). Herskovitz, Marshall, (screenwriter). Kilvert, Lilly, (production designer). Lindberg, Chad, (actor). Logan, John, 1961- (screenwriter). Rosenblum, Steven, (editor of moving image work). Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- (actor). Spall, Timothy, 1957- (actor). Toll, John (Cinematographer), (director of photography). Watanabe, Ken, 1959- (actor). Zimmer, Hans, (composer). Zwick, Edward, (screenwriter, director). Bedford Falls Company. (Added Author). Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Radar Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Timothy Spall, Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Hiroyuki Sanada Koyuki. (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: 0790782758
  • ISBN: 9780790782751
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen + Full screen
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Additional publishing numbers from insert in container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
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.
Title from disc label.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; original music, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert.
Participant or Performer Note:
Timothy Spall, Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Hiroyuki Sanada Koyuki.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual layer format.
Language Note:
Includes English and French language tracks in Dolby Digital Surround 5.1, with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned.

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