Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.

Special features: [Disc 1]: theatrical film with commentary by director Edward Zwick; [Disc 2]: deleted scenes with commentary; history vs. Hollywood: 'The last samurai' [History Channel documentary]; Tom Cruise: a warrior's journey; Edward Zwick: director's video journal; making an epic: a conversation with Edward 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; Bushido the way of the warrior; Deleted scenes; Japan premieres (Tokyo & Kyoto red carpet); theatrical trailer.