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The Twilight Samurai
Quick Facts
DirectorYoji Yamada
Runtime2h 9m · 15
GenresDrama · Romance
Release2002-11-02
Film

The Twilight Samurai

2002· 15· 2h 9m· Drama· Romance

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?

2002-11-02
The Twilight Samurai

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Key Crew
DirectorYoji Yamada
ScreenplayYoji Yamada
Director of PhotographyMutsuo Naganuma
Original Music ComposerIsao Tomita
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)

Details

Released2002-11-02
Runtime2h 9m · 15
StatusReleased
StudiosShochiku · Sumitomo Corporation · Hakuhodo
Budget$5M
Box office$7M
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating7.8/10 · 363 votes
Original languageja

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