| Front Cover |
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| Ken Watanabe |
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| Tom Cruise |
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| William Atherton |
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| Chad Lindberg |
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| Ray Godshall Sr. |
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| Tony Goldwyn |
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| Hiroyuki Sanada |
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| Seizo Fukumoto |
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| Sosuke Ikematsu |
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| Shin Koyamada |
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| Aoi Minato |
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| Shichinosuke Nakamura |
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| Timothy Spall |
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| Billy Connolly |
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| Roxy Jezel |
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| Jayna Oso |
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| Mika Tan |
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| Lyla Lei |
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| Alex Sanders |
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| Chris Charming |
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| Julian St. Jox |
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| Devlin Weed |
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| Sledge Hammer |
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| Jazlyn |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adult |
| Director |
Edward Zwick; Alex Sanders |
| Producer |
Paula Wagner; Tom Cruise; Scott Justice |
| Writer |
Edward Zwick; Marshall Herskovitz |
| Studio |
Warner Home Video |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
2 hr 34 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Black and White |
| IMDb Rating |
0.0 |
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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 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Two-Disc Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Layers |
Single side, dual layer |
| UPC |
085392838325 |
| Chapters |
41 |
| Release Date |
5/4/04 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 |
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