The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

16/04/2004 (GB)
Drama, Romance
2h 9m

Overview

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?

  • Yoji YamadaDirector, Screenplay
  • Yoshitaka AsamaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    たそがれ清兵衛

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Budget

    $5,000,000

  • Revenue

    $7,372,769

Keywords

  • daughter
  • japan
  • samurai
  • based on novel or book
  • sword
  • mission of murder
  • teacher
  • sword fight
  • honor
  • period drama
  • historical
  • widower
  • jidaigeki
  • feudal japan
  • 19th century
  • historical romance
  • bushi
  • bakumatsu
  • earnest
  • sincere

Top Billed Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Seibei Iguchi

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Tomoe Iinuma

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Choubei Kusaka

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Michinojo Iinuma

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Zenemon Yogo

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Toyotaro Koda

Hiroshi Kanbe

Hiroshi Kanbe

Naota

Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Kayano Iguchi

Ito Senba

Ito Senba

Ito Iguchi

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Older Ito Iguchi

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