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, DVD/Widescreen
Type
Label
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, DVD/Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences
Main title
The last samurai.
Oclc number
54435762
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
154
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
Table Of Contents
Disc 1: The Last Samurai: theatrical film with commentary by director Edward Zwick -- Disc 2: Special features : Deleted scenes with commentary; History vs. Hollywood: 'The last samurai' [History Channel documentary]; 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; Bushido : the way of the warrior; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM web link
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.version
DVD/Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm)
- Igawa, Togo, 1946-
- Nakamura, Shichinosuke, 1983-
- Koyamada, Shin, 1982-
- Kilvert, Lilly
- Radar Pictures
- Cruise, Tom, 1962-
- Sugata, Shun, 1955-
- Dickson, Ngila
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Zimmer, Hans
- Connolly, Billy
- Atherton, William
- Logan, John, 1961-
- Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
- Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018
- Harada, Masato, 1949-
- Goldwyn, Tony
- Koyuki, 1976-
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
Genre
Subject
- Soldiers + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Soldiers + Conduct of life
- Samurai
- Drama
- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- 1800-1899
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Historical films
- Samurai -- Japan -- Drama
- Samurais -- Japan -- Teatro
- Action and adventure films
- Videodiscs
- Japan
Content
Is Based On
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor25
- Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm)
- Igawa, Togo, 1946-
- Nakamura, Shichinosuke, 1983-
- Koyamada, Shin, 1982-
- Kilvert, Lilly
- Radar Pictures
- Cruise, Tom, 1962-
- Sugata, Shun, 1955-
- Dickson, Ngila
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Bedford Falls Company
- Zwick, Edward
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Zimmer, Hans
- Connolly, Billy
- Atherton, William
- Logan, John, 1961-
- Watanabe, Ken, 1959-
- Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018
- Harada, Masato, 1949-
- Goldwyn, Tony
- Koyuki, 1976-
- Herskovitz, Marshall
- Spall, Timothy, 1957-
- Genre6
- Subject16
- Soldiers + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Soldiers + Conduct of life
- Samurai
- Drama
- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- 1800-1899
- Feature films -- United States
- Feature films
- Historical films
- Samurai -- Japan -- Drama
- Samurais -- Japan -- Teatro
- Action and adventure films
- Videodiscs
- Japan
- Content1
- Is Based On1
- Mapped to1