The Twilight Samurai
2002 · directed by Yoji Yamada
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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?
The Twilight Samurai (2002), directed by Yoji Yamada, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Rie Miyazawa
- Nenji Kobayashi
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Min Tanaka
- Ren Osugi
- Hiroshi Kanbe
- Miki Ito
- Ito Senba
- Keiko Kishi
Crew
- Mutsuo Naganuma — Director of Photography
- Iwao Ishii — Editor
- Isao Tomita — Original Music Composer
- Yoji Yamada — Screenplay
- Yoshitaka Asama — Screenplay
More from Yoji Yamada
- Love and Honor (2006) — 78/100
- The Hidden Blade (2004) — 77/100
- Tokyo Family (2013) — 74/100
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