What a week for announcements. A day after Fox announced Oscar contender Master and Commander on DVD Warner Home Video retorts with their Oscar nominee The Last Samurai.Look inside from complete details and cover art. May 4th will be the big day for Samurai and Cruise fans as the Japanese epic comes to DVD in a 2-disc package.The DVD extras and specs are as follows:
Anamorphic Widescreen (Enhanced for Widescreen TVs) [a separate full screen version will be available as well] Dolby Digital 5.1 Commentary by Edward Zwick Deleted Scenes : The Beheading (Behind the Beheading) Algren and Katsumoto Documentaries (History vs. Hollywood: The Last Samurai History Channel Documentary) Featurette – Tom Cruise: A Warrior’s Journey Director’s Video Journal (Behind-the-scenes production journal – narrated by Ed Zwick and Tom Cruise) A World of Detail – Production Design with Lilly Kilvert Silk and Armor – Costume Design with Ngila Dickson Imperial Army Basic Training: From Soldier to Samurai: The Weapons Interviews – Making an Epic: A Conversation with Edward Zwick Japan Premieres {Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet) DVD ROM Features