The last samurai / a Warner Brothers Pictures presentation ; a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company production ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz [and others] ; screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; directed by Edward Zwick.
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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (144 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros., [2013]
- Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
- Copyright: ♭2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes commentary by director Edward Zwick. Originally released as a motion picture by Warner Bros., 2003. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to subscribers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois ; original music, Hans Zimmer. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki, William Atherton, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada, Scott Wilson, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura. |
Target Audience Note: | CHV rating: 14A. MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | French language version also available. |
System Details Note: | Content available as a streaming video. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 23, 2015). |
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Subject: | Samurai > Japan > Drama. Soldiers > Conduct of life > Drama. Japan > History > 19th century > Drama. |
Genre: | Streaming video. |