The Last Samurai [Blu-ray]

Description

While Japan undergoes tumultuous transition to
a more Westernized society in 1876-77, The Last Samurai gives epic sweep to an
intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. In America, tormented Civil War
veteran Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is coerced by a mercenary officer
(Tony Goldwyn) to train the Japanese Emperor’s troops in the use of modern
weaponry. Opposing this “progress” is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding
fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. As a captive
of the samurai leader (Ken Watanabe), Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts
the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put
everyone’s honor to the ultimate test. All of which makes director Edward
Zwick’s noble epic eminently worthwhile, even if its Hollywood trappings
(including an all-too-conventional ending) prevent it from being the
masterpiece that Zwick and screenwriter John Logan clearly wanted it to be.
Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in
all aspects of its production. It may not engage the emotions as effectively
as Logan’s script for Gladiator, but like Cruise’s character, it finds its own
quality of honor. –Jeff Shannon

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Drama
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, THX, Dolby, Dubbed, Blu-ray, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Contributor: Shin Koyamada, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Engelman, Edward Zwick, Ted Field, Richard Solomon, Koyuki, Timothy Spall, John Logan, Billy Connolly, Shun Sagata, Tony Goldwyn, Paula Wagner, Seizo Fukumoto, Masato Harada, Scott Kroopf, Ken Watanabe, Charles Mulvehill, Vincent Ward, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise See more
• Language: English, Spanish, French
• Runtime: 2 hours and 34 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.59 x 6.69 inches; 2.88 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2231730
• Director ‏ : ‎ Edward Zwick
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, Color, THX, Dolby, Dubbed, Blu-ray, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 34 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn