Decorated Civil War veteran Nathan Algren (Cruise) is sent to Japan to train & lead the Emperor&s troops in modern Western gunpowder intensive warfare to eliminate the country&s remaining rebelling samurai Captured & imprisoned by the outlawed warriors Algren is slowly swayed by their strict adherence to the honourable code of Bushido & when the Emperor&s forces mass once again Algren offers to join his former captors in an effort to preserve their way of life Commentary by Director Edward Zwick Deleted Scenes Edward Zwick Director&s Video Journal The History Channel Documentary
- History Vs Hollywood Tom Cruise A Warrior&s Journey Making an Epic A Conversation with Edward Zwick & Tom Cruise A World of Detail Production Design with Lily Kilvert Silk & Armor Costume Design with Ngila Dickson From Soldier to Samurai The Weapons Imperial Army Basic Training Japan Premieres Theatrical Trailer Actors Tom Cruise Tony Goldwyn Ken Watanabe William Atherton Billy Connolly Shichinosuke Nakamura Masato Harada Hiroyuki Sanada & Shun Sugata Director Edward Zwick Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Italian ; German ; French ; Spanish Subtitles English ; French ; Spanish ; German ; Italian ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Finnish Duration 2 hours & 28 minutes (approx)