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The Twilight Samurai

7.820022h 9mJapanese

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?

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DramaRomance
Starring

Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi

Directed by

Yoji Yamada

About

The Twilight Samurai

DramaRomance

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?

Information

Released
Nov 2, 2002
Runtime
2h 9m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
Japanese
Country
JP
Rating
Not rated
Directed by
Yoji Yamada

Production

Studio
Shochiku
Studio
Sumitomo Corporation
Studio
Hakuhodo
Studio
Nippan Group Holdings
Studio
Eisei Gekijo
Studio
Nippon Television Network Corporation

Cast

People in this story

Hiroyuki SanadaSeibei Iguchi
Rie MiyazawaTomoe Iinuma
Nenji KobayashiChoubei Kusaka
Mitsuru FukikoshiMichinojo Iinuma
Min TanakaZenemon Yogo
Ren OsugiToyotaro Koda
Hiroshi KanbeNaota
Miki ItoKayano Iguchi
Ito SenbaIto Iguchi
Keiko KishiOlder Ito Iguchi
Reiko KusamuraKinu Iguchi
Tetsuro TambaTozaemon Iguchi