The last samurai /

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. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Last samurai (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Bedford Falls Company, Radar Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cruise, Tom, 1962-, Herskovitz, Marshall, Zwick, Edward, Logan, John, 1961-, Watanabe, Ken, 1959-, Atherton, William, Connolly, Billy, Goldwyn, Tony, Harada, Masato, 1949-, Zimmer, Hans, Dickson, Ngila, Kilvert, Lilly, Spall, Timothy, 1957-, Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	Audio in English 5.1, French 5.1 or Spanish 2.0; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : 2006.
Subjects:	Samurai > Japan > Drama. Soldiers > Conduct of life > Drama. Japan > History > 19th century > Drama. Historical films. Samurai films. Action and adventure films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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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.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: Director's commentary; deleted scenes; "Edward Zwick: director's video journal"; The History Channel documentary "History vs. Hollywood"; "Tom Cruise: a warrior's journey"; "Making an epic: a conversation with Edward Zwick and Tom Cruise"; "A world of detail: production design will Lilly Kilvert"; "Silk and armor: costume design with Ngila Dickson"; "From a soldier to a samurai: the weapons"; "Imperial Army basic training"; Japan premieres; theatrial trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-ray Disc; HD (1080p); widescreen presentation 16x9 (2.4:1), mastered in high definition; Dolby Digital. Special features in standard definition (480i/p), stereo. Requires a Blu-ray player.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois ; original music, Hans Zimmer.
ISBN:	1419843079 9781419843075