The last samurai.

The Resource The last samurai.
Label
The last samurai.
Statement of responsibility
a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company production ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz [and others] ; screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; directed by Edward Zwick
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • jpn
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test
Awards note
Academy Awards, 2003: Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Watanabe), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Steven Rosenblum, Victor DuBois ; original music, Hans Zimmer
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences
Language note
English and Japanese with English subtitles or dubbed French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
LC call number
  • PN1997.2
  • PN1997
LC item number
  • .L375 2004
  • .L349 2004
PerformerNote
Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Koyuki, William Atherton, Shun Sugata, Shin Koyamada, Scott Wilson, Togo Igawa, Shichinosuke Nakamura
Runtime
154
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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