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The last samurai / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company production ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz ... [and others] ; screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; directed by Edward Zwick.
LIBRA DVD 008 098 disc 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Samurai--Japan--Drama.
- Samurai.
- Soldiers--Conduct of life--Drama.
- Soldiers.
- History.
- Soldiers--Conduct of life.
- Japan--History--19th century--Drama.
- Japan.
- Genre:
- Action and adventure films.
- Historical films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- 2 -disc widescreen edition ; letterbox.
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English or dubbed French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby digital surround 5.1; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Contents:
- Disc 1: theatrical film with commentary by director Edward Zwick
- disc 2. special features: History Channel documentary, history vs. Hollywood: 'The last samurai' ; 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; deleted scenes with commentary; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer;
- Participant:
- Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki, William Atherton, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada, Scott Wilson, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois ; original music, Hans Zimmer.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
- ISBN:
- 0790782766
- OCLC:
- 54435762
- Publisher Number:
- 085392838325
- 28383 Warner Home Video
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