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The Twilight Samurai

Original title: Tasogare Seibei
  • 20022002
  • 2h 9m
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8.1/10
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Tasogare Seibei (2002)
As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.
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As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood s... Read allAs the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
24K
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  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Shûhei Fujisawa(novels "Tasogare Seibei", "Chikkou Shiatsu" and "Iwaibito Sukehachi")
    • Yôji Yamada(screenplay)
    • Yoshitaka Asama(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Rie Miyazawa
    • Nenji Kobayashi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Shûhei Fujisawa(novels "Tasogare Seibei", "Chikkou Shiatsu" and "Iwaibito Sukehachi")
    • Yôji Yamada(screenplay)
    • Yoshitaka Asama(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Rie Miyazawa
    • Nenji Kobayashi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 115User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 38 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Rie Miyazawa and Hiroyuki Sanada in Tasogare Seibei (2002)
    Hiroyuki Sanada in Tasogare Seibei (2002)
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    Hiroyuki Sanada in Tasogare Seibei (2002)
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    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Seibei Iguchias Seibei Iguchi
    Rie Miyazawa
    Rie Miyazawa
    • Tomoe Iinumaas Tomoe Iinuma
    Nenji Kobayashi
    • Choubei Kusakaas Choubei Kusaka
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Toyotaro Kodaas Toyotaro Koda
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    • Michinojo Iinumaas Michinojo Iinuma
    Kanako Fukaura
    • Yae Iinumaas Yae Iinuma
    Hiroshi Kanbe
    • Naotaas Naota
    Miki Ito
    • Kayano Iguchias Kayano Iguchi
    Erina Hashiguchi
    • Ito Iguchias Ito Iguchi
    Reiko Kusamura
    • Kinu Iguchias Kinu Iguchi
    Setsuko Tanaka
    Kii Mizuno
    • Taneas Tane
    Yuuki Natsusaka
    • Gemba Hattorias Gemba Hattori
    Astushi Maeda
    Tsukasa Sugawara
    Kôichi Taniguchi
    Teruhiko Tanaka
    Takako Miyashima
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Shûhei Fujisawa(novels "Tasogare Seibei", "Chikkou Shiatsu" and "Iwaibito Sukehachi")
      • Yôji Yamada(screenplay)
      • Yoshitaka Asama(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet. New prospects seem to open up when Tomoe, his long-time love, divorces a brutal husband. However, even as the Japanese feudal system is unraveling, Seibei remains bound by the code of honour of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedences. The consequences are cruel. —Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>
    • japan
    • jidai geki
    • samurai
    • katana sword
    • 19th century
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.
    • Goofs
      When Tozaemon (Uncle) come to scold Seibei for being unbathed and smelly, insect cages lying on the floor beside his left arm are on one row. In next shot cages are top of each other in two rows, even Tozaemon neither anybody else touch them.
    • Quotes

      Seibei Iguchi: I am ashamed to say that over many years of hardship with two daughters, a sick wife and an aged mother, I have lost the desire to wield a sword. A serious fight, the killing of a man, requires animal ferocity and calm disregard for one's own life. I have neither of those within me now. Perhaps in a month... alone with the beasts in the hills I could get them back. But tomorrow, I am afraid, is completely impossible.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Kimerareta Rhythm
      Performed by Yosui Inoue

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    10/10
    10 out of 10, Yeah it is that awesome.
    Twilight Samurai

    I don't have a top ten list of all time favorite films but if I did Twilight Samurai would be on it. Nominated for best foreign film the same year that the Hollywood film the last samurai got a few nominations it is impossible not to compare the two. While I enjoyed the Last Samurai and it's message of questioning western cultural imperialism Twilight Samurai is a film on whole different level.

    LS is a bloated Hollywood epic that delivers intense battles with huge numbers and a unrealistic unsatisfying bullshit love story. Do we really believe that the woman who lost her husband to Tom Cruise the smelly drunk white would fall in love with him?

    Twilight Samurai is the opposite in everyway and in everyway it is a better film that is bound to move to tears the hardest of yall out there. It is the story of a petty samurai who after the long lingering death of his wife finds himself become a devoted father.

    When Twilight comes and the other samurai go out to drink, he rushes home to clean the house, tend the field and care for his daughters. He has lost track of his imagine, he smells and all he cares about is what is best for his daughters.

    When his childhood crush returns and revolution looms this petty samurai is forced into confronting his status as a samurai. Unlike last samurai the small battle between two samurai's at the end is more emotionally involved that any CGI enhanced battle could ever be. The romance in the film is so sweet, tender and believable that is makes the film special.

    This could not be as special as it is without excellent acting, direction and above all writing. Holy crap see this movie.
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    • veganflimgeek
    • Aug 11, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2002 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Empire Pictures (United States)
      • official site with message board (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kiếm Sĩ Cơ Hàn
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Eisei Gekijo
      • Hakuhodo
      • Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $559,765
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,573
      • Apr 25, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,372,769
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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