The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

たそがれ清兵衛

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?

Date of release
2002-11-02
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (378)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Yoji Yamada

Casting

  • Hiroyuki Sanada — Seibei Iguchi
  • Rie Miyazawa — Tomoe Iinuma
  • Nenji Kobayashi — Choubei Kusaka
  • Mitsuru Fukikoshi — Michinojo Iinuma
  • Min Tanaka — Zenemon Yogo
  • Ren Osugi — Toyotaro Koda
  • Hiroshi Kanbe — Naota
  • Miki Ito — Kayano Iguchi
  • Ito Senba — Ito Iguchi
  • Keiko Kishi — Older Ito Iguchi
  • Reiko Kusamura — Kinu Iguchi
  • Tetsuro Tamba — Tozaemon Iguchi

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