The Last Samurai - DVD

Tom Cruise stars as the Civil War hero, Captain Nathan Algren, who travels to Japan to fight the samurai. However, he ends up joining their ranks and pledging his allegiance to their cause. Ken Watanabe plays Katsumoto, the samurai leader, who must face the fact that his way of life is coming to an end. The fates of the American captain and the Japanese warrior unexpectedly intertwine. Edward Zwick directs this superb and emotionally powerful epic about the birth of modern Japan (winning the Best Director award from the National Board of Review).

Bonus features
• Commentary by director Edward Zwick