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The last samurai [digital videodisc] / a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Radar Pictures/Bedford Falls Company production ; produced by Marshall Herskovitz ... [et al.] ; screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz ; story by John Logan ; directed by Edward Zwick.

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Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.

Soldiers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.

Japan -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.

1 videodisc (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and battle sequences.

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