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| Release Date: |
April 23, 2004 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
December 28, 2004 |
| Genre: |
Drama, Romance, Foreign |
| Running Time: |
129 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Director: |
Yoji Yamada |
| Writer: |
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama, Shuuhei Fujisawa |
| Cast: |
Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kanako Fukaura, Hiroshi Kanbe, Miki Itô, Erina Hashiguchi, Reiko Kusamura |
A heartfelt elegy directed by Yoji Yamada, The Twilight Samurai tells the story of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada), a man who has trained as a samurai and belongs to a samurai clan, but doesn't fight alongside them in any battles. Instead, Seibei, a recent widower, has devoted himself to caring for his two daughters and ailing mother. His reluctance to fight makes him a curiosity -- and soon lands him an assignment that could cost Read more
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