The Last Samarai / V for Vendetta

THE LAST SAMARAI

Tom Cruise plays Civil War hero Capt. Nathan Algren, who comes to Japan to fight the Samurai and ends up pledging himself to their cause. Ken Watanabe (Academy Awardnominee) plays Katsumoto, a Samurai leader facing a vanishing way of life, whose destiny becomes intertwined with that of the American captain. Edward Zwick (winner of the National Board of Reviews Best Director Award) directs this sweeping and emotional epic tale of the birth of modern Japan.

V FOR VENDETTA
V For Vendetta is based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and has been adapted for the big screen by The Matrixs Andy and Larry Wachowski.

Set against the futuristic landscape of a totalitarian Britain, the movie tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a man (Hugo Weaving) known only as V a striking figure in a black cloak and a high-peaked hat under which he wears a curious mask. Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression.