The Last Samurai (Blu-ray) (US Version) Blu-ray Region A, DVD Region 1

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.

"...[A] rousing, smoothly assembled historical fantasia....A handsome epic..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 12/05/2003

"...Cruise plays the role with fierce energy and swings a Bushido blade like a pro..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/25/2003

"[With] some of the most impressively realised battles this side of Middle Earth." - Ben, Walters (Sight & Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 02/01/2004

"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 Critic), New York Times, 12/05/2003

"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 (Film Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/05/2003

"Beautifully designed, intelligently written, acted with conviction, it's an uncommonly thoughtful epic." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 12/05/2003

"THE LAST SAMURAI is another stirring Civil War-era epic directed by Edward Zwick." - Widescreen Review Staff (Widescreen Review Critic), Widescreen Review, 06/01/2006

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Product Title:	The Last Samurai (Blu-ray) (US Version) 最後武士 (Blu-ray) (美國版) 最後武士 (Blu-ray) (美国版) The Last Samurai (Blu-ray) (US Version) The Last Samurai (Blu-ray) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Junichi Fujisawa (Actor) | Tom Cruise | John Logan (Actor) | Ray Didinger (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom (Actor) | John Toll | Fred Ward (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jane Musky (Actor) | Charles Mulvehill Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Junichi Fujisawa (Actor) | 湯告魯斯 | John Logan (Actor) | Ray Didinger (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom (Actor) | John Toll | Fred Ward (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jane Musky (Actor) | Charles Mulvehill Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Junichi Fujisawa (Actor) | 汤告鲁斯 | John Logan (Actor) | Ray Didinger (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom (Actor) | John Toll | Fred Ward (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jane Musky (Actor) | Charles Mulvehill Ｒｏｎａｎ Ｂｅｎｎｅｔｔ (Actor) | Junichi Fujisawa (Actor) | トム・クルーズ | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｌｏｇａｎ (Actor) | Ｒａｙ Ｄｉｄｉｎｇｅｒ (Actor) | ティモシー・スポール (Actor) | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom (Actor) | John Toll | Fred Ward (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jane Musky (Actor) | Charles Mulvehill Ronan Bennett (Actor) | Junichi Fujisawa (Actor) | Tom Cruise | John Logan (Actor) | Ray Didinger (Actor) | Timothy Spall (Actor) | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom (Actor) | John Toll | Fred Ward (Actor) | Max von Sydow (Actor) | Jane Musky (Actor) | Charles Mulvehill
Director:	Hans Zimmer | Fred Ward Hans Zimmer | Fred Ward Hans Zimmer | Fred Ward Hans Zimmer | Fred Ward Hans Zimmer | Fred Ward
Producer:	Tom Cruise | Timothy Spall | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom | John Toll | Hans Zimmer | Jane Musky | Charles Mulvehill 湯告魯斯 | Timothy Spall | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom | John Toll | Hans Zimmer | Jane Musky | Charles Mulvehill 汤告鲁斯 | Timothy Spall | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom | John Toll | Hans Zimmer | Jane Musky | Charles Mulvehill トム・クルーズ | ティモシー・スポール | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom | John Toll | Hans Zimmer | Jane Musky | Charles Mulvehill Tom Cruise | Timothy Spall | Edward Zwick | Helena Bergstrom | John Toll | Hans Zimmer | Jane Musky | Charles Mulvehill
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Blu-ray Region Code:	A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it?
Release Date:	2006-11-14
UPC Code:	085391108092
Language:	English, Japanese, French, Spanish
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	Blu-ray
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Package Weight:	180 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004860987

Director: Edward Zwick

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Blue BD Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - French, Latin Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French Narrative, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Commentaries - 1. Edward Zwick - Director
Interviews - 1. "Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick"
Featurettes - 1. Deleted Scenes
a. "The Beheading (Behind the Beheading)"
b. "Algren and Katsumoto"
2. "History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai {History Channel Documentary)"
3. "Tom Cruise: A Warrior's Journey"
4. "Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal {Behind-the-Scenes Production Journal - Narrated by Ed Zwick and Tom Cruise"
5. "A World of Detail: Production Design with Lilly Kilvert"
6. "Silk and Armor: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson"
7. "Imperial Army Basic Training: From Soldier to Samurai: The Weapons"