THE LAST STATION
Written by
Michael Hoffman
Based on the novel by
Jan Parini
All happy families are the same. Each unhappy family is
unhappy in its own way.Leo Tolstoy- Anna Karenina
1 EXT. COUNTRYSIDE. DAY. 1
High angle of the steam train travelling through a wide
river valley. The stack belching smoke against the Russian
sky.2 INT. SECOND CLASS CARRIAGE. COUNTRY SIDE. DAY. 2
[Movie Script]Last Samurai, The
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THE LAST SAMURAI
byJohn Logan
Revisions by
Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz
1.
Fade In:A BRIGHT BLUE TIGER
Surrounded by a pack of dogs, ten of them snarling and gnashing their teeth.
The TIGER'S, eyes burn with fury as he wheels in a circle, lunging at one
dog clawing at another, keeping them all at bay.Suddenly, the TIGER leaps over the dogs and transforms into a WHITE
BIRD, soaring majestically into the sky.THE FACE OF A JAPANESE MAN
Sits up into frame, sweating, waking from a dream. He is KATSUMOTO.
We will come to know him later.Fade to black. CREDITS OVER.
The faint SOUND of a BRASS BAND.
WINCHESTER REP (V.O.)