Bibliograph

The last samurai., Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick, DVD/Fullscreen

Type

Label

The last samurai., Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick, DVD/Fullscreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences

Main title

The last samurai.

Oclc number

54435761

Responsibility statement

Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise [and others] ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick

Runtime

154

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.version

DVD/Fullscreen