Last Samurai, The - 2-Disc Widescreen Edition (2003) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Tom Cruise Nathan Algren Billy Connolly Zebulon Gant Tony Goldwyn Colonel Benjamin Bagley Masato Harada Omura Sosuke Ikematsu Shin Koyamada Aoi Minato Shichinosuke Nakamura Emperor Meiji Hiroyuki Sanada Ujio Timothy Spall Simon Graham Ken Watanabe Katsumoto Shun Sugata Nakao Seizo Fukomoto Silent Samurai William Atherton Winchester Rep Chad Lindberg Winchester Rep Assistant Ray Godshall Sr. Convention Hall Attendee Masashi Odate Omura's Companion John Koyama Omura's Bodyguard Movie Details Genre Action; Adventure; Drama; War Director Edward Zwick Producer Tom Cruise; Tom Engelman Writer Marshall Herskovitz; John Logan Studio Warner Bros. Language English Audience Rating R Running Time 154 mins Country USA Color Color Plot Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Academy Award nominee) plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick (winner of the National Board of Review's Best Director Award) directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan. Personal Details Seen It Yes Seen Where Home Index 171 In Collection Yes Purchase Date 5/7/2004 Purchase Price $24.99 Store Future Shop Owner Gagnon, Eric Links DVD Empire All Movie Guide IMDB SendIt Amazon US Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer UPC 085392838325 Chapters 41 Release Date 5/4/2004 Subtitles English; French; Spanish Packaging Keep Case Standard Features Deleted Scenes Director's Commentary Theatrical Trailers Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Nr of Disks/Tapes 2 Extra 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