The Twilight Samurai
2003, 129 minutes, Rated M
Set in feudal Japan, Seibei is a low ranking Samurai and a widower, with two young daughters and an aging mother to support. One day, he encounters Tomoe, 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 honor- not knowing that Tomoe has made plans to marry another..
The Twilight Samurai is director Yoji Yamada's 77th feature film in his 40 plus years as a director. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2004 Academy Awards THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI is destined to become a classic of the Asian Cinema genre.
- Director:
- Yoji Yamada [2],
- Starring:
- Hiroyuki Sanada [12], Ren Osugi [3], Nenji Kobayashi [1], Rie Miyazawa [2],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- Japanese 5.1 DTS
Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital
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