The Twilight Samurai (2002)

• Drama
• Romance

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?

Rating

7.8 / 10 (379 votes)

Release date

November 2, 2002

Runtime

2h 09m

Language

Japanese

Director

Yoji Yamada

Status

Released