The Twilight Samurai (2002) — drama, romance film. Directed by Yoji Yamada. Starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.8/10 from 374 votes.
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A low-ranking samurai navigates poverty, duty, and hidden martial skill to protect his family and fulfill a tragic mission.
Drama, Romance · 7.8/10 · 129 min · 2002
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?
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