Last Samurai, The (Widescreen) (2003) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Tom Cruise Billy Connolly Seizo Fukumoto Tony Goldwyn Masato Harada Sosuke Ikematsu Shin Koyamada Aoi Minato Shichinosuke Nakamura Hiroyuki Sanada Movie Details 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 Index 167 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire 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; Spanish; French Packaging Keep Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 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