Hiroyuki Sanada
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The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛, literally "Twilight Seibei") is a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa.
Nov 2, 2002 · With Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Ôsugi. As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.
Nov 2, 2002 · In 1860s Japan, samurai Seibei (Hiroyuki Sanada) lives in a rural village with his mother and daughters, where he is stuck working as a bookkeeper rather than a warrior.
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May 21, 2004 · What kind of a samurai has to pawn his sword and make do with a bamboo replacement? The film is narrated by Seibei's oldest daughter ( Erina Hashiguchi ), who is young in the film but an old lady on the soundtrack, remembering her father with love.
As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.
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.
A man eschews his duties as a samurai in order to care for his family -- until his clan demands he take on a dangerous assignment he can't refuse. Watch trailers & learn more.
