Rie Miyazawa and Hiroyuki Sanada in The Twilight Samurai (2002)

The Twilight Samurai

Original title: Tasogare Seibei
Movie2002• 2h 9m
DramaRomance
⭐ 8.0 / 10(27,023)

As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

Runtime
2h 9m
Released
2002
Country
Japan

Details

Release year: 2002

Storyline

As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did you know

• In the English translation of the movie, there is no year stated. In the epilogue, narrated by Seibeis now grown daughter, she reveals that the main story takes place two years before the 1867-68 "Boshin War", the war in which her father was "shot and killed".

• Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 76th Academy Awards in 2004.

• This film is an example of a chanbara (sword-fighting) film and is part of the jidai-geki (period drama) genre.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $559,765

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,573 (2004-04-25)

User reviews

⭐ 9/10

Gently Powerful

👍 23 · 3/31/2005
⭐ 9/10

Twilight Samurai- a wonderful & profound film

👍 15 · 12/2/2005
⭐ 9/10

A superb film

👍 12 · 2/6/2005

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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