| The Last Samurai (Widescreen Edition) (2003)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Ken Watanabe |
Katsumoto
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| Tom Cruise |
Nathan Algren
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| Billy Connolly |
Zebulon Gant
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| Seizo Fukumoto |
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| Tony Goldwyn |
Colonel Bagley
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| Masato Harada |
Omura
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| Sosuke Ikematsu |
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| Shin Koyamada |
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| Aoi Minato |
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| Shichinosuke Nakamura |
Emperor Meiji
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| Hiroyuki Sanada |
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| Timothy Spall |
Simon Graham
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| Shun Sugata |
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| William Atherton |
Winchester Rep
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| Chad Lindberg |
Winchester Rep Assistant
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| Ray Godshall Sr. |
Convention Hall Attendee
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| Masashi Odate |
Omura's Companion
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| John Koyama |
Omura's Bodyguard
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| Togo Igawa |
General Hasegawa
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| Satoshi Nikaido |
N.C.O.
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| Shintaro Wada |
Young Recruit
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Drama; War |
| Director |
Edward Zwick |
| Producer |
Tom Cruise; Tom Engelman |
| Writer |
Marshall Herskovitz; John Logan; Edward Zwick |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
154 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.8 |
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| Plot |
| While Japan undergoes tumultuous transition to a more Westernized society in 1876-77, The Last Samurai gives epic sweep to an intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. In America, tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is coerced by a mercenary officer (Tony Goldwyn) to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this "progress" is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader (Ken Watanabe), Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test. All of which makes director Edward Zwick's noble epic eminently worthwhile, even if its Hollywood trappings (including an all-too-conventional ending) prevent it from being the masterpiece that Zwick and screenwriter John Logan clearly wanted it to be. Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in all aspects of its production. It may not engage the emotions as effectively as Logan's script for Gladiator, but like Cruise's character, it finds its own quality of honor. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
5 |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
204 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Price |
$23.66 |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
IMDB
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| Edition Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
085392838325 |
| Chapters |
41 |
| Release Date |
5/4/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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