The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Product Description
Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.
DVD Features: Audio Commentary:Commentary by Edward Zwick DVD ROM Features Deleted Scenes:The Beheading (Behind the Beheading) Algren and Katsumoto Documentaries:History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai {History Channel Documentary) Featurette:Tom Cruise: A Warrior's Journey Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal {Behind-the-scenes production journal - narrated by Ed 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 Interviews:Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick Other:Japan Premieres {Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet) Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.
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. Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in all aspects of its production. --Jeff Shannon Opposing this "progress" is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. In America, tormented Civil War veteran Capt. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Features
Anamorphic; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen;; Condition: New; Format: DVD
Product Info
- Actor
- Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- Warner Brothers
- Catalog Number List
- CatalogNumberListElement: 28383
- Creator
- Edward Zwick, Edward Zwick, Charles Mulvehill, Graham Larson, Marshall Herskovitz, Marshall Herskovitz, John Logan
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- EAN
- 9780790782768
- EAN List
- Format
- Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- ISBN
- 0790782766
- Label
- Warner Home Video
- Manufacturer
- Warner Home Video
- Model
- 28383
- MPN
- 28383
- Number Of Discs
- 2
- Number Of Items
- 2
- Original Release Date
- 2003-12-05
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Part Number
- 28383
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- Warner Home Video
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 2004-05-04
- Running Time
- 154
- SKU
- 085392838325
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
- Theatrical Release Date
- 2003-12-05
- Title
- The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition)
- UPC
- 085392838325
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 085392838325
- ASIN
- B0001JXOVC
- Sales Rank
- 398
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