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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.
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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.
- (26K)
- Drama, Romance
- Yôji Yamada
- 2002-11-02
Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet.
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.
- (70)
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Yôji Yamada
- Drama
A famed side of Samurai is captured in Twilight Samurai that is seen in rare cases. The film portrays the way the family-duty conflict, the difference in social classes and love.
Jun 23, 2023 · The Twilight Samurai is a heartfelt experience that perfectly bridges classic Japanese samurai films with modern melodrama. Yamada – renowned for his masterful character portrayals – has a knack for unearthing hidden narratives in everyday routines, which seeped into The Twilight Samurai.
May 21, 2004 · The clan comes to him with an assignment: He is to kill the unruly Yogo ( Min Tanaka ), a samurai who has been employed by the clan for only four years, after a long destitute time of wandering the countryside. Yogo, considered crazy, has declined the clan's suggestion that he kill himself.
