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Also known as Twilight Samurai

2002 film by Yōji Yamada

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7.8

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: 2002-11-02129 minDir: Yoji YamadaDrama, RomanceBudget: $5.0MBox office: $7.4MPart of: Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection

Cast

  • Hiroyuki Sanada as Seibei Iguchi
  • Rie Miyazawa as Tomoe Iinuma
  • Nenji Kobayashi as Choubei Kusaka
  • Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Michinojo Iinuma
  • Min Tanaka as Zenemon Yogo
  • Ren Osugi as Toyotaro Koda

Themes

  • daughter
  • japan
  • samurai
  • based on novel or book
  • sword
  • mission of murder
  • teacher
  • sword fight
  • honor
  • period drama

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Ratings

IMDb

8.1/10

26,811 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

99%

Metacritic

82/100

Year
2002
Runtime
129 min
Genres
Drama, Romance
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 9 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Director
Yōji Yamada
Screenwriter
Shūhei Fujisawa
Cast member
Tetsurō Tamba
Composer
Isao Tomita
Narrative location
Japan
Filming location
Japan
Duration
129
FilmAffinity ID
603102
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2002-11-02
title
たそがれ清兵衛
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
82/100
box office
6745440
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