The Twilight Samurai

たそがれ清兵衛

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?

Novela

藤沢周平

Screenplay

朝間義隆

Director

山田洋次

Screenplay

山田洋次

Status

Released

Release date

02/11/2002

Original language

Japanese

Budget

US$ 5 M

Box office

US$ 7 M