The Last Samurai (Full Screen Edition)

Product Description Tom Cruise stars in this sweeping epic set in Japan during the 1870s as Captain Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Japanese warriors, placing him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him as The Last Samurai. Bonus Content: Audio Commentary: Commentary by Edward Zwick Deleted Scenes: The Beheading (Behind the Beheading) Algren and Katsumoto Documentaries: History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai {History Channel Documentary) Featurette: Tom Cruise: A Warrior's Journey Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal {Behind-the-scenes production journal - narrated by Ed Zwick and Tom Cruise A World of Detail: Production Design with Lilly Kilvert Silk and Armor: Costume Design with Ngila Dickson Imperial Army Basic Training: From Soldier to Samurai: The Weapons Interviews: Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick Other: Japan Premieres {Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet) Set Contains: No actor works harder to open a movie than Tom Cruise. His enthusiasm is throughout the DVD extras as he mirrors his samurai character by constantly talking about "loyalty" and "discipline" while working on the film. However as a post-movie experience, the top-line extras with Cruise and director Edward Zwick are repetitive and underwhelming, with too many clips from the film we assume DVD viewers have just seen. The History Channel show is also a pre-release promotional device that misses an opportunity to really dig into this intriguing time period. Better are segments on the costumes, the production design, and how you put together an Imperial army--in New Zealand, no less. Zwick's low-key and dense commentary (plus a "Video Journal") is not vital, but he illustrates many of the little peculiarities it took to make the wide-ranging film come together. There are two deleted scenes; a samurai's first appearance is particularly memorable. --Doug Thomas
ASIN: B0001JXOUS
VSKU: HBSV.B0001JXOUS.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Tom Cruise|Timothy Spall|Ken Watanabe|Billy Connolly|Tony Goldwyn|Hiroyuki Sanada|Koyuki|Shun Sagata|Shin Koyamada|Seizo Fukumoto|Shichinosuke Nakamura|Masato Harada|Ted Field|Vincent Ward|Scott Kroopf|Paula Wagner|Richard Solomon|Edward Zwick|Tom Engelman|Charles Mulvehill|Marshall Herskovitz
Binding: Dvd
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Condition Notes: Dvd comes in original case and case has original artwork. Disc may have some minor scratches but is in good condition.Case may have some general wear. Be sure check out thousands of our other dvds on this platform.