The Last Samurai [DVD]
(DVD)
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2004, 2003.
Edition
Widescreen version
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2004, 2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version
Language
English
UPC
085392838325 (DVD)
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
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; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Warner Bros. The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick. Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; original music, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert.
Participants/Performers
Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence and battle sequences.
System Details
DVD, Region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goldwyn, T., Atherton, W., Connolly, B., Cruise, T., DuBois, V., Harada, M., Herskovitz, M., Kilvert, L., Kroopf, S., Lindberg, C., Logan, J., Wagner, P., Wantanabe, K., Zimmer, H., & Zwick, E. (20042003). The Last Samurai [DVD] (Widescreen version). Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Goldwyn et al.. 20042003. The Last Samurai [DVD]. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tony Goldwyn et al.. The Last Samurai [DVD] Warner Home Video, 20042003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goldwyn, Tony, et al. The Last Samurai [DVD] Widescreen version, Warner Home Video, 20042003.
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