Erina Hashiguchi, Hiroshi Kanbe, Hiroyuki Sanada
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 ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004
Stats: 723 reviews
A rather quiet film, The Twilight Samurai is a gentle, insightful, beautiful piece about a widower who works as a dull accountant for a war lord. And, oh yes, he happens to be a hell of a good swordsman when necessary. He reluctantly fights and only seeks to do exactly enough to...( read more)
This Oscar nominated historical drama stars Hiroyuki Sanada as a junior samurai with far less interest in battle than caring for his young daughters and senile mother causing him to be a source of amusement to his colleagues and embarrassment to his extended family. This is a ver...( read more)
The harsh ways of the samurai life. No glamour or heroic battles, just a man trying to survive in a very elitist society.
the great underdog story. a man who should struggle between the path of glory and being a good father, he really doesnt struggle at all. fatherhood comes first for the main character much to the suprise of the other samurai. a story about a man who seems lost to all around him...( read more)
Ito: With a sick wife, two young daughters and an aged mother in his care, my father was unable to drink with his colleagues. He had to hurry home every evening at dusk. I was told the men he worked with gave him the cruel nickname of 'Twilight Seibei'.
Twilight Samurai is about...( read more)
One of the best samurai films ever made. Totally underrated. Deserves an Oscar (in my opinion). Best scene? Final battle between Seibei and Zenemon. Unlike other samurai films who focus on principals, wars, BUSHIDO, this film shows the true realistic portrayal of samurais in that...( read more)
I liked the acting, story and characters, but what annoyed me was the cinematography at some of the scenes. It was too dark, and you didn't know who was talking or who was satnding or sitting down. I couldn't see a thing. But still, i'd like to see this again.
An unassuming tale from old Japan, unfolded quietly, but with such cultural texture and warmth that I was enraptured.
The Twilight Samurai is a story about a Samurai family, headed by a widower raising two daughters and his mother with Alzheimer. Not much action was captured in this film, still it shows how far Seibei has drifted from his professional vows. When he is called on to defend the ho...( read more)
The closing third of the film is magnificent in the way it gathers all we have learned about Seibei, and uses it to bring depth to what could have been a routine action sequence, but is much more. full review
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