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The Twilight Samurai

Original title: Tasogare Seibei
  • 20022002
  • K-11K-11
  • 2h 9m
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8.1/10
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The Twilight Samurai (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
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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
  • 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
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 38 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Seibei Iguchi
    Rie Miyazawa
    Rie Miyazawa
    • Tomoe Iinuma
    Nenji Kobayashi
    • Choubei Kusaka
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Toyotaro Koda
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    • Michinojo Iinuma
    Kanako Fukaura
    • Yae Iinuma
    Hiroshi Kanbe
    • Naota
    Miki Ito
    • Kayano Iguchi
    Erina Hashiguchi
    • Ito Iguchi
    Reiko Kusamura
    • Kinu Iguchi
    Setsuko Tanaka
    Kii Mizuno
    • Tane
    Yuuki Natsusaka
    • 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)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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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

    User reviews115

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    10/10
    A film of amazing depth and refined beauty.
    I had been waiting a very long time for this movie to be released in my area, so when the time came I was fairly excited. Often, when I expect a lot out of a movie I am disappointed and end up hating something that may not deserve it. In this case, however, it lived up to and exceeded my expectations. The story line, character development, framing, pacing and action were all absolutely top-notch in my opinion. The film stands as a stark contrast to many other movies set in the same time period in Japan and beyond that it also possesses a very universal appeal. It reminded me of other good dramas in its tone (at times even a bit like the film "In America") and it had funny moments as well as heart-wrenching sadness throughout. It was effective without being too melodramatic, and did a wonderful job of enticing the viewer to empathize with the main character. From a martial arts standpoint I thought that the techniques used were very realistically applied and not at all outside of the realm of what samurai in this time period would have been doing. The fights were tense but very realistic. The last duel was stylized to a greater degree, reminding me of certain moments in Kurosawa's films and by extension certain Kabuki influences. All in all it was a very strong film. It's deep enough that it could stand up to repeated viewing, and in the way of subtititled films it would actually get better each time. Even if the story doesn't interest you it would be worthwhile to see it for the natural beauty of the location and the shots anyway. One of the finest films about feudal Japan that I have seen, and one of the best films I've seen at all.
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    • Oct 4, 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
      • Samurai hämyisen illan
    • 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
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    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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