Summary
An American soldier is hired to train the new Japanese army in war tactics, in order to displace the Samurai warriors. When he is captured by the Samurai and learns their way, he must use his honor to decide which side to defend.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Soldiers
-- Conduct of life
-- Drama.
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama. Feature films. Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2004 |
| Edition | Full screen version. |
| Contributors |
Zimmer, Hans.
Zwick, Edward. Harada, Masato, 1949- Lindberg, Chad. Atherton, William. Watanabe, Ken, 1959- Connolly, Billy. Goldwyn, Tony. Cruise, Tom, 1962- Warner Bros. Cruise/Wagner Productions (Firm) Radar Pictures. Bedford Falls Company. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Tom Cruise, Tony Goldwyn, Billy Connolly, Ken Wantanabe, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Masato Harada. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, John Toll ; editors, Victor DuBois, Steven Rosenblum ; music, Hans Zimmer. |
| Audience |
Rated R; for strong violence and battle sequences. |
| Language |
English Includes English and French language tracks, with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
DVD release of the 2003 motion picture. Special features: commentary by director Edward Zwick; History Channel documentary History vs. Hollywood; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. DVD; Dolby digital surround; region 1. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0790782758 |
| Other | Classic View |