The Last Samurai (DVD)

Tom Cruise stars in this sweeping epic set in Japan during the 1870s as Captain Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Japanese warriors, placing him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him as The Last Samurai.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg, Ray Godshall Sr., Tony Goldwyn, Masato Harada, Masashi Odate, John Koyama

Director: Tom Cruise, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Paula Wagner, Reiner Moritz, Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman

Rating: R