The Last Samurai

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On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Blu-ray disc.
Special features: Director's commentary; deleted scenes; "Edward Zwick: director's video journal"; The History Channel documentary "History vs. Hollywood"; "Tom Cruise: a warrior's journey"; "Making an epic: a conversation with Edward Zwick and Tom Cruise"; "A world of detail: production design will Lilly Kilvert"; "Silk and armor: costume design with Ngila Dickson"; "From a soldier to a samurai: the weapons"; "Imperial Army basic training"; Japan premieres; theatrial trailer.
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.
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.
HD DVD (1080p); widescreen presentation 16x9 (2.4:1), mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital. Special features in standard definition (480i/p), stereo.
Requires a Blu-ray player.

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Modernization of Weaponry/war in late 19th century Japan submitted by Kimberlyrol on June 29, 2017, 7:32pm This film is historical fiction. Based on the perceived notion that the Japanese emperor required modernization of weaponry in the late 19th century, to successfully protect the land, the fictional American Captain was brought overseas to introduce "modern" weapons. The film paints a picture of life of a Samurai and the hardships they faced during this period of change.

tls submitted by yufamily on August 10, 2022, 7:04pm Don't agree with the historical interpretaion of this movie.