Product Information
Two men, Captain Nathan Algren a veteran of the American Civil War and a celebrated Samurai warrior, Katsumoto, who is learning about change, are fated to meet. Both will face each other and make a stand against those that would threaten honour and values.Product Identifiers
ProducerPaula Wagner, Tom Engelman, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise
EAN7321900680578
eBay Product ID (ePID)44091625
Product Key Features
ActorTimothy Spall, Billy Connolly, William Atherton, Tony Goldwyn, Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise
Film/TV TitleThe Last Samurai
DirectorEdward Zwick
LanguageEnglish
Run Time154 Mins
Aspect RatioWide Screen
Release Year2004
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Additional InformationEdward Zwick directs this sumptuously designed, action-packed period epic that stars Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren. Algren, a former Civil War hero, is adrift in 1870s San Francisco after the war, a lost soul struggling to stay afloat in a booze-soaked stupor. When he is recruited by the Japanese government to train the Emperor's army, he departs for the unknown shores of Japan and begins training the soldiers in American military tactics. But these skills are useless against a band of samurai rebels led by the proud warrior Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), and Algren is easily defeated. He is taken to a remote samurai village where he learns samurai warrior codes and ways of life, developing a deep bond with Katsumoto and sharing philosophical conversations with him. Caught between the feudal culture of the ancient samurai warriors and the encroachment of modern society, Algren is forced to choose between his own culture or Katsumoto's. THE LAST SAMURAI is lavish in its dramatic period costumes and intense performances, and will thrill fans of both historical drama and action films.
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Last Samurai