The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Original Title: たそがれ清兵衛
Drama
Romance
7.8 (324 votes)
2h 9m
Overview
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Details
- Director
- Yoji Yamada
- Writer
- Yoji Yamada
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $5,000,000
Cast
Hiroshi Kanbe
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ito Senba
Keiko Kishi
Miki Ito
Min Tanaka
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Nenji Kobayashi
Ren Osugi
Rie Miyazawa
Keywords
19th century
bakumatsu
based on novel or book
bushi
daughter
earnest
feudal japan
historical
historical romance
honor
japan
jidaigeki
mission of murder
period drama
samurai
sincere
sword
sword fight
teacher
widower
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