The Last Samurai (2003)

Voti degli utenti:

7.8/10   

Regista:

Edward Zwick

Scrittori (WGA):

John Logan (story)
John Logan (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

5 dicembre 2003 (USA)

Genere:

Azione | Avventura | Drammatico | Guerra

Slogan:

In the face of an enemy, in the Heart of One Man, Lies the Soul of a Warrior.

Plot:

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.

Plot Keywords:

Samurai | Japan | Emperor | Honor | 1870s

Premi:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 39 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

A comment from a Japanese watcher

Cast

Ken Watanabe	...	Katsumoto
Tom Cruise	...	Nathan Algren
William Atherton	...	Winchester Rep
Chad Lindberg	...	Winchester Rep Assistant
Ray Godshall Sr.	...	Convention Hall Attendee
Billy Connolly	...	Zebulon Gant
Tony Goldwyn	...	Colonel Bagley
Masato Harada	...	Omura
Masashi Odate	...	Omura's Companion
John Koyama	...	Omura's Bodyguard
Timothy Spall	...	Simon Graham
Shichinosuke Nakamura	...	Emperor Meiji
Togo Igawa	...	General Hasegawa
Satoshi Nikaido	...	N.C.O.
Shintaro Wada	...	Young Recruit

Alias:

Samurai (USA) (working title)
The Last Samurai: Bushidou (USA) (poster title)
L'ultimo samurai (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and battle sequences.

Durata:

154 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Giapponese | Francese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40226)

Luoghi riprese:

Auckland, New Zealand

Compagnia:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Curiosità:

Tom Cruise took no "up front" salary for this film.

Errori:

Audio/video fuori sincrono: The technique of drawing a katana and the material of scabbard (saya, made of wood) doesn't generate such sound as it can be heard in the movie.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Simon Graham: [narrating] They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.

Collegamenti:

Citato in "Grey's Anatomy: Shake Your Groove Thing (#1.5)" (2005)

Colonna sonora:

Kagura-No-Netori

A comment from a Japanese watcher

I am a Japanese. In this movie I see many false misunderstandings and errors on Japanese culture. For example, they try to overlap Samurais and Native Americans, which is very difficult for Japanese to comprehend. In one scene, Samurais were fighting in a jungle. We do not have a jungle in Japan. They try to depict that swords are the most important thing for samurais, which is not true at all. Bushido is not that shallow.

The only notable thing I observed in this movie is that the Hollywood finally learned to be capable of treating foreign cultures positively. I know it is very difficult to make a movie about foreign cultures free from misunderstandings and prejudice.

If you want to touch the real Bushido, which Japanese natives embrace, I recommend that you read "Bushido" written by Nitobe Inazo, or watch "Chushingura".