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The Twilight Samurai

7.8

2002•2h 9m

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?

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Hiroyuki Sanada

Seibei Iguchi

Photo of Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Tomoe Iinuma

Photo of Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Choubei Kusaka

Photo of Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Michinojo Iinuma

Photo of Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Zenemon Yogo

Photo of Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Toyotaro Koda

Photo of Hiroshi Kanbe

Hiroshi Kanbe

Naota

Photo of Miki Ito

Miki Ito

Kayano Iguchi

Photo of Ito Senba

Ito Senba

Ito Iguchi

Photo of Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Older Ito Iguchi

Photo of Reiko Kusamura

Reiko Kusamura

Kinu Iguchi

Photo of Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Tozaemon Iguchi

Photo of Kanako Fukaura

Kanako Fukaura

Yae Iinuma

Photo of Makoto Akatsuka

Makoto Akatsuka

Yazaki

Photo of Masahiro Sato

Masahiro Sato

Sekiguchi

Photo of Masayasu Kitayama

Masayasu Kitayama

Kawanami

Photo of Baijaku Nakamura

Baijaku Nakamura

Gonbei Terauchi

Photo of Takai Mizuno

Takai Mizuno

Tane

Photo of Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Shichijuro Ohtsuka

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Rio Ishino

Pageboy

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