The Last Samurai

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Special features: Disc 1: theatrical film with commentary by director Edward Zwick; Disc 2: 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; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer.
Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada.
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.
DVD, Region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

decent movie submitted by jszchen on August 22, 2011, 9:25pm I enjoyed this movie and some Japanese history

The Last Samurai submitted by DBJC on July 9, 2013, 12:06pm I really like this movie. There are differing opinions about this movie, but it's definitely not terrible. Not at all! The acting is substantial, the music is great, and the scenery is beautiful. It probably isn't the best movie to write a history paper about, but I think it's a good movie for those who don't really like history. I would recommend this movie to action lovers and those who are interested in Japanese history but don't know where to start.

Pleasant to watch, but really silly. submitted by Tassos on January 6, 2019, 8:44am A fairy tale for grownups. Still, not unwatchable.

best one submitted by kevinhe on July 25, 2019, 2:38pm it's good.

average submitted by yufamily on August 24, 2019, 2:23pm Tom Cruise is not a convincing character in this movie