"The Last Samurai" is as rich in period and historical background as it is deficient in fresh dramatic and thematic ideas. Actioner about an American soldier who takes his fighting skills to Japan ...

The Last Samurai, like this season’s other epic, Master and Commander, is a big, old-fashioned romance about honor and warfare and duty—with a healthy dose of Zen. Tom Cruise plays Captain ...

History of the End of the Samurai: The Last Samurai - The chapter of history for the samurai is coming to a close. The Three Great Nobles of the restoration have fractured. Saigo Takamori returns ...

Release date: Dec. 5 Distributor: Warner Bros. Prior Oscar winners: Ed Zwick (producer, "Shakespeare in Love"), Hans Zimmer (score, "The Lion King"), John Toll (cinematography, "Braveheart ...