The last samurai

The Resource The last samurai
Label
The last samurai
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. ; The Bedford Falls Company ; Cruise-Wagner Productions ; Radar Pictures, Inc. ; producers, Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; original music, Hans Zimmer ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences
Language note
English or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Ken Wantanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada
Runtime
154
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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