The Last Samurai / 
Warner Bros. Pictures ... [and others] ; directed by Edward Zwick ; screenplay by John Logan, Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz ... [and others]. 
 - Widescreen edition 
 - 2 videodiscs (154 minutes)  sound, color  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.  Features: 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 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, John Toll; production designer, Lilly Kilvert; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor Dubois; music, Hans Zimmer.  Director of photography, John Toll; production designer, Lilly Kilvert; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor Dubois; music, Hans Zimmer. 
<br/><br/>Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki. 
<br/><br/> Civil war hero Nathan Algren is sent to Japan during the Meiji era in order to train troops to use firearms against the samurai. Soon Algren finds himself swept up in the samurai way of life after being captured by their leader. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: R. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround. 
<br/><br/><br/>For private home use only. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English and some Japanese or French with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. <br/>Closed-captioned. <br/>Parallel text in Japanese ; Parallel text in French. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0790782766 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>085392838325 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>28383  Warner Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>be2004101920 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Samurai--Drama<br/>Video recordings for hard of hearing people
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912--Drama
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997.2.L37  / L37 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72