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The Twilight Samurai (2002)

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 2002, November 2
Directors: Yoji Yamada
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ren Osugi, Kanako Fukaura, Miki Ito, Min Tanaka, Toshinori Omi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Hiroshi Kanbe, Keiko Kishi, Nenji Kobayashi, Rie Miyazawa

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

based on novel or book period drama samurai 19th century sword honor japan earnest feudal japan teacher sword fight daughter jidaigeki bushi sincere bakumatsu historical mission of murder widower historical romance