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The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Tasogare seibei | The Twilight Samurai
Running time: 129 min | Genre: Drama, Family, Romance, XIX Century, Samurai, Feudal Japan
The Twilight Samurai

Synopsis

19th century Japan. Seibei, a just-widowed samurai, struggles to care for his senile mother and two young daughters. He holds back from a possible remarriage, self-conscious about his poverty. When ordered to kill a skilled rebel swordsman, he can't evade his dangerous duty.

Nominations & Awards

Academy Awards

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Japan Academy Prize

  • Best Leading Actor (Hiroyuki Sanada) WINNER
  • Best Leading Actress (Rie Miyazawa) WINNER
  • Best Production Design WINNER
  • Best Cinematography WINNER
  • Best Director (Yôji Yamada) WINNER
  • Best Film Editing WINNER
  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Lighting WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Screenplay WINNER
  • Best Sound WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (Min Tanaka) WINNER
  • Discovery of the Year (Min Tanaka) WINNER
  • Best Supporting Actor (Nenji Kobayashi) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress NOMINATED

Berlin Film Festival

  • Golden Bear - Best Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Tasogare seibei | The Twilight Samurai

Director

Yôji Yamada

Producer

Nippon Shuppan Hanbai

Running time

129 min

Screenwriter

Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama (Novelas: Shuuhei Fujisawa)

Music

Isao Tomita

Cinematography

Mutsuo Naganuma

Year

2002

Country

Japan Japan

Box Office

Budget

$5,000,000

Ranking

IMDb
8.1
Rotten Tomatoes
9.9
Unopeliculas
9.0

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