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The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛, literally "Twilight Seibei") is a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat.
Nov 2, 2002 · A low-ranking samurai struggles to balance his clan loyalties, family duties, and romance in the late feudal Japan. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-nominated film.
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A samurai epic that blends drama and action in 1860s Japan. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer and see the cast and crew of this film directed by Yôji Yamada.
Nov 2, 2002 · Seibei Iguchi is a low-ranking samurai of the Unasaka clan in Shonai Province of northeast Japan. His wife died of tuberculosis, a frequent cause of demise in those early years of hunger and malnutrition. With two daughters, Kayano and Ito, and an aging mother to support, he and his family must survive in austerity.
A low-ranking samurai struggles to balance his clan loyalties, family duties, and personal desires in feudal Japan. He faces a duel, a marriage proposal, and a deadly mission in this drama based on a classic Japanese novel.
A man eschews his duties as a samurai in order to care for his family -- until his clan demands he take on a dangerous assignment he can't refuse. Watch trailers & learn more.
