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The last Samurai, Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company/Cruise-Wagner production, An Edward Zwick film ; producers, Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick, Tom Engelman ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick

eng

diorama

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences

The last Samurai

videorecording DVD

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company/Cruise-Wagner production, An Edward Zwick film ; producers, Tom Cruise, Marshall Herskovitz, Scott Kroopf, Paula Wagner, Edward Zwick, Tom Engelman ; screenplay, John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; director, Edward Zwick

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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

live action