The last samurai
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.
Edition
Widescreen ver. (2.40:1)
Language
English
ISBN
0790782766

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; original music, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert.
Participants/Performers
Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
System Details
DVD-ROM system requirements: InterActual Player (included on disc), Microsoft Windows 98SE, Microsoft IE 5.5, Macromedia Flash Player 6.0, and Internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive and a DirectShow-compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive, and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS.
Language
English or French language soundtracks with English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
Soldiers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
French language materials.
Samurais -- Japón -- Teatro.
Spanish language materials.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cruise, T., Herskovitz, M., Kroopf, S., Wagner, P., Zwick, E., Logan, J., Watanabe, K., Atherton, W., Lindberg, C., Connolly, B., Goldwyn, T., Harada, M., Toll, J. (., Dubois, V., Zimmer, H., Dickson, N., & Kilvert, L. (20042003). The last samurai (Widescreen ver. (2.40:1)). Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tom Cruise et al.. 20042003. The Last Samurai. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tom Cruise et al.. The Last Samurai Warner Home Video, 20042003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cruise, Tom, et al. The Last Samurai Widescreen ver. (2.40:1), Warner Home Video, 20042003.

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