Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Min Tanaka, Keiko Kishi, Tetsuro Tanba

Director: Yoji Yamada

Summary: Following his wife's death, Seibei chooses to dedicate himself to his family. When he shuns his fellow workers in favour of getting home to his daughters he earns the nickname 'Twilight Samurai'. Then one day he is reunited with a former love. When he defends her from her overbearing husband, news of Seibei's skills spread to the ruling clan who order him to serve as a Samurai...

Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Ujio in Edward Zwick's Hollywood epic THE LAST SAMURAI, stars in a different kind of samurai film in Yoji Yamada's poignant drama THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI. Sanada plays the title character (Seibei Iguchi), who gets his nickname because he is a lowly worker who chooses to go home to his family every night after work instead of going out with his colleagues. Seibei's wife has recently died, so he is raising his two daughters alone, as well as caring for his ageing mother. His well-connected uncle believes he should agree to an arranged marriage so he can be more manly, but Seibei is dedicated to living the life he's chosen. But when his married childhood friend, Tomoe (Rie Miyazawa), wants a divorce from her abusive husband (Ren Osugi), Seibei defends her honour and defeats the sword-wielding man with a piece of wood. When Seibei's clan learns of his victory, the leaders command him to kill Zenmon Yogo (Min Tanaka), something that goes against everything he believes in. Based on the stories of Shuuehei Fujisawa and set during the Meiji Restoration of 19th-century Japan, THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI, which was nominated for a 2004 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, is a special kind of movie, loaded with heart and humanity, a very different samurai film that breaks movingly from the traditions of the genre.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Japanese
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Trailers
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2004
Release Date:	November 22, 2004
Runtime:	125 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3492
Keywords:	Twilight, Subtitled, Off, General, Wide, Screen, Samurai, Drama, Japanese, Period, Schedule
Genre:	Drama