The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002
2h 9min

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?

Storyline

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?

    Released
    November 2002
    Runtime
    2h 9min
    Director
    Budget
    $5,000,000
    Revenue
    $7,372,769
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation
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