Ken Watanabe	Katsumoto
Tom Cruise	Nathan Algren
Tony Goldwyn	Colonel Benjamin Bagley
Billy Connolly	Zebulon Gant
Masato Harada	Omura
Hiroyuki Sanada	Ujio
Timothy Spall	Simon Graham
Shin Koyamada	Nobutada
Togo Igawa	General Hasegawa
William Atherton	Winchester Rep
Shichinosuke Nakamura	Emperor Meiji
Shun Sugata	Nakao
Chad Lindberg	Winchester Rep Assistant
Ray Godshall Sr.	Convention Hall Attendee
Masashi Odate	Omura's Companion

Director	Edward Zwick
Producer	Tom Cruise Tom Engelman
Writer	John Logan Edward Zwick
Cinematography	John Toll
Musician	Hans Zimmer

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare -- in this lush epic set in the 1870s, which finds Algren learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Edition Details Audience Rating R (Restricted) Country USA Language English Distributor Warner Home Video Edition 2-Disc Widescreen Edition Barcode 085392838325 Region Region 1 Release Date 5/4/2004 Packaging Keep Case Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.40:1) Subtitles English; French; Spanish Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Layers Single Side, Dual Layer No. of Disks/Tapes 2 Features Disc 1: Commentary by Director Edward Zwick History Channel Documentary History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai Tom Cruise: A Warriors Journey Edward Zwick: Director's Video Journal Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward 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 Deleted Scenes Japan Premieres DVD-ROM PC Web Link Theatrical Trailer

Personal Details Seen It Yes Links Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Amazon.fr Amazon.ca Movie Collector Connect IMDB