The Twilight Samurai
Set in the late nineteenth century as the feudal Shogun period was giving way to the Meiji Restoration, Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada) is a low-ranking samurai and a widower, with two young daughters and an aging mother to support. One day he encounters Tomoe (Rie Miyazawa), a childhood friend and beautiful divorcee and the two quickly strike up a friendship. Fearing he is too poor to make an offer of marriage to Tomoe, the humble Seibei accepts an order to kill a troublesome samurai and win back his wealth and honour - not knowing that Tomoe has made plans to marry another... A samurai film of rare depth and sensitivity, this mature and thoughtful tale was Oscar nominated in 2004 as Best Foreign Language Film. (It lost to "The Barbarian Invasions").
Year: 2002
Genre: Drama Romance, Foreign Language Films, Japanese Cinema, Samurai
Country: Japan
Director: Yoji Yamada
Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Duration: 129 Minutes
Rating: M
Subtitles: Yes
8.1/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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