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The Twilight Samurai
2002 • 2h 9m • ★ 7.8 (348 votes) Released
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?
Director
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
Yoji Yamada
Rating
7.8
Runtime
129 min
Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$7.4M
Profit/Loss
+2.4M
Production
Shochiku
Sumitomo Corporation
Hakuhodo
Nippan Group Holdings
Eisei Gekijo
Nippon Television Network CorporationTop Billed Cast
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