Title:
The Last Samurai
Synopsis:
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In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial Omura cabinet’s first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren’s courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto’s failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive...
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In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial Omura cabinet’s first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren’s courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto’s failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive...
Format:
DVD
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Movie Release Year:
2003
Rating:
15
Barcode:
7321940283838
Genre:
Action
Drama
History
War
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Subgenre:
Martial Arts
Show Type:
Movie
Original Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Actors:
Timothy Spall
Ken Watanabe
Tom Cruise
Billy Connolly
Hiroyuki Sanada
Chad Lindberg
William Atherton
Koyuki
Tony Goldwyn
Togo Igawa
Satoshi Nikaido
John Koyama
Masashi Odate
Masato Harada
Shichinosuke Nakamura
Shintaro Wada
Ray Godshall Sr.
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Directors:
Edward Zwick
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Runtime:
148
Country of Purchase:
Norway
Studios:
Warner Bros.
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Discs:
2
Region:
2
Packaging:
Snap Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
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Subtitles:
English
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
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Automatic Estimated Value:
~$11.86
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-03-30
Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:32:00