The Twilight Samurai

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Director Yoji Yamada
Writer Shuhei Fujisawa (Novel), Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay), Yoji Yamada (Screenplay)
Original Title たそがれ清兵衛
Release Date November 2, 2002
Runtime 129 min (2h 9m)
Country Japan
Language JA
Budget $5,000,000
Box Office $7,372,769
Studios Shochiku • Sumitomo Corporation • Hakuhodo

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Directed by Yoji Yamada
• Written by Shuhei Fujisawa , Yoshitaka Asama , Yoji Yamada
⭐ 3.9 / 5 (380 votes) ⏱️ 129 min 🎬 Drama, Romance

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Synopsis

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?

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Director
 Novel Shuhei Fujisawa
Shuhei Fujisawa
Novel
 Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
 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
 Reiko Kusamura
Reiko Kusamura
Kinu Iguchi
 Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Tozaemon Iguchi