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Tom Cruise
Billy Connolly
Seizo Fukumoto
Tony Goldwyn
Masato Harada
Sosuke Ikematsu
Shin Koyamada
Aoi Minato
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Hiroyuki Sanada

Director	Edward Zwick
Producer	Tom Cruise; Tom Engelman
Writer	Marshall Herskovitz; John Logan

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.

Edition Details
Barcode	085392838325
Region	Region 1
Chapters	41
Release Date	5/4/2004
Packaging	Keep Case
Screen Ratio	Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles	English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks	ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

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Commentary by Director Edward Zwick
History Channel Documentary History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai
Tom Cruise: A Warriors 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