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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, War Violence Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 04/18/2006 Format: HD DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 34 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Historical Epic, Samurai Film See Also: The Last Samurai [Letterbox], The Last Samurai [Fullscreen], The Last Samurai [Blu-ray], The Last Samurai [Widescreen]

Edward Zwick returned to the director's chair for the first time since 1998's The Siege with this sweeping period drama set in 19th-century Japan. After centuries of relying on hired samurai for national defense, the Japanese monarchy has decided to do away with the warriors in favor of a more contemporary military. Tom Cruise stars as Nathan Algren, a veteran of the U.S. Civil War who is hired by the Emperor Meiji to train an army capable of wiping out the samurai. But when Algren is captured by the samurai and taught about their history and way of life, he finds himself conflicted over who he should be fighting alongside. Billy Connelly, Tony Goldwyn, and Ken Watanabe co-star. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Tom Cruise - Nathan Algren
Timothy Spall - Simon Graham
Ken Watanabe - Katsumoto
Billy Connolly - Zebulon Gant
Tony Goldwyn - Colonel Benjamin Bagley
Hiroyuki Sanada - Ujio
Koyuki - Taka