{"product_id":"the-last-samurai-ラスト-サムライ-original-japanese-movie-poster-2003-b2-size-51-73-cm-f258","title":"“The Last Samurai” \/ 「ラスト サムライ」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2003, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F258","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"360\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"150\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eThe Last Samurai \/ 「ラスト サムライ」\u003c\/strong\u003e, the epic historical drama directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"276\"\u003eEdward Zwick\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eTom Cruise\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eKen Watanabe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eHiroyuki Sanada\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eKoyuki\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eOne of the most prominent Hollywood films set in Japan, \u003cstrong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eThe Last Samurai\u003c\/strong\u003e combines \u003cstrong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"555\"\u003elarge-scale battle sequences, historical drama, samurai culture, and a story of personal transformation\u003c\/strong\u003e. This Japanese poster is especially powerful, with a warm amber palette, heroic portrait composition, and strong emphasis on both Tom Cruise and the film’s leading Japanese cast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"755\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"758\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e2003\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"800\"\u003eThe Last Samurai\u003c\/strong\u003e follows Nathan Algren, a disillusioned American military officer hired to train Japan’s newly modernised Imperial Army. 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