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Last Samurai, The (Fullscreen) (2003) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Tom Cruise Billy Connolly Seizo Fukumoto Tony Goldwyn Masato Harada Sosuke Ikematsu Shin Koyamada Aoi Minato Shichinosuke Nakamura Hiroyuki Sanada Movie Details Genre Drama; Martial Arts Director Edward Zwick Producer Tom Cruise; Tom Engelman Writer Marshall Herskovitz; John Logan Studio Warner Bros. Language English Audience Rating R Running Time 154 mins Country USA Color Color Plot "Two thumbs up!"-Ebert And Roeper Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Academy Award nominee) plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick (winner of the National Board of Review's Best Director Award) directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan. Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 75 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color Layers Single Side, Dual Layer UPC (Barcode) 085392838226 Chapters 41 Release Date 5/4/2004 Subtitles English; French; Spanish Packaging Keep Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Commentary By Edward Zwick History Channel 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 Soldier To Samurai: The Weapons Deleted Scenes Japan Premieres DVD Rom PC Web Link Theatrical Trailer