cc Commentary by director Edward Zwick 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 Solider to Samurai: The Weapons" Deleted scenes Japan premieres DVD-ROM PC web link Theatrical trailer Region: 1
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Rating: R Genre: Drama Release Date: 05/04/2004 Dubbed: English/French Sound: DD5.1 Run Time: 154 Minutes Flags: Graphic Violence, War Violence Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Edward Zwick returned to the director's chair for the first time since 1998's The Siege with this sweeping perioddrama set in 19th-century Japan. After centuries of relying on hired samurai for national defense, the Japanese monarchy has decided to do away with the warriors in favor of a more contemporary military. Tom Cruise stars as Nathan Algren, a veteran of the U.S. Civil War who is hired by the Emperor Meiji to train an army capable of wiping out the samurai. But when Algren is captured by the samurai and taught about their history and way of life, he finds himself conflicted over who he should be fighting alongside. Billy Connelly, Tony Goldwyn, and Ken Watanabe co-star.
