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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Adventure, War, Battles, Violence, Period Piece, Historical, Japan, Heroes, Epic, Soldiers, Samurai, Civil War, Ancient Civilizations | | Starring | Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada | | Director | Edward Zwick | | Composer | Hans Zimmer | | Costume Designer | Ngila Dickson | | Director of Photography | John Toll | | Editor | Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois | | Executive Producer | Charles Mulvehill, Vincent Ward, Richard Solomon | | Producer | Tom Cruise, Edward Zwick, Paula Wagner, Ted Field, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman | | Production Designer | Lilly Kilvert
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Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. 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. 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. Stars Cruise, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tom Cruise, Tony Goldwyn et al. Edward 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. Theatrical Release Date: December 5, 2003 Last Samurai Reviews: "THE LAST SAMURAI is another stirring Civil War-era epic directed by Edward Zwick."
-- Widescreen Review Staff, Widescreen Review "...[A] rousing, smoothly assembled historical fantasia....A handsome epic..."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...Cruise plays the role with fierce energy and swings a Bushido blade like a pro..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "[With] some of the most impressively realised battles this side of Middle Earth."
-- Ben Walters, Sight and Sound "Mr. Zwick has absorbed the lethal agility of Akira Kurosawa; what registers just as powerfully as the sureness of the combatants is the ugly futility of the battles themselves."
-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "THE LAST SAMURAI affords the sort of fizzy enjoyment that can come with epic movie endeavors, including a meticulously detailed world unlike our own, an excellent supporting cast and some pulse-pounding fights."-- Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times "Beautifully designed, intelligently written, acted with conviction, it's an uncommonly thoughtful epic."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Last Samurai | List Price | $12.97 (You save $4.92) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2003 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  929  | | CD Universe Part number | 6704553 | | Catalog number | 28383 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | May 04, 2004 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | strong violence and battle sequences | | Running Time | 144 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound; 2-Disc Widescreen Edition |
Last Samurai Movie Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Great Movie
I really enjoyed this movie, especially since it showed the "bad" guy is not always the bad guy. And I liked the way it depicted what happened to the native Americans. THey have been done so wrong.
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The movie was fine and everything, but the story screamed of Dances with Wolves. The plot, time period, almost evrything except Japan and Cruise made it seem like a redo of Dances with Wolves. With that it took the suspense out of it. So with that..I'd rent first before you buy it.
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So, so
This movie was about as predictable as they come. It offers nothing unique or creative.
Submitted by BrianP (Fremont, CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 2 found this helpful.  Excellent flick
Superb movie. The acting is excellent. Not your typical samurai movie at all
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the greatest samurai movie ever
this has got to be tom cruses best film ever the movie is very sad but good i recomend this movie if you like samurai or if you like drama
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Last Samurai DVD Region 1
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Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Surround 2.0 - English
Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Documentary: "History vs. Hollywood: THE LAST SAMURAI"
Interviews: "Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick"
Deleted Scenes: "The Beheading" (Behind the Beheading); Algren and Katsumoto
Audio Commentary: Edward Zwick - Director
Featurette:
1. "Tom Cruise: A Warrior's Journey"
2. "Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal"
3. "A World of Design: Production Design with Lilly Kilvert"
4. "Silk and Armour: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson"
5. "Imperial Army Basic Training: From Soldier to Samurai - The Weapons"
6. "Tokyo and Kyoto Red Carpet Premieres"
DVD-ROM Features:
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