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The Twilight Samurai

20022h 9m7.8 / 10

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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Checked Sep 1, 2026

The Twilight Samurai opened in theaters April 23, 2004. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

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?

More about The Twilight Samurai

Cast

Hiroyuki SanadaSeibei Iguchi
Rie MiyazawaTomoe Iinuma
Nenji KobayashiChoubei Kusaka
Mitsuru FukikoshiMichinojo Iinuma
Min TanakaZenemon Yogo
Ren OsugiToyotaro Koda
Hiroshi KanbeNaota
Miki ItoKayano Iguchi

Credits

Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama, Shuhei Fujisawa

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
Japanese
Original title
たそがれ清兵衛
Collection
Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
Budget
$5M
Box office
$7.4M

Production

  • ShochikuJapan
  • Sumitomo CorporationJapan
  • HakuhodoJapan
  • Nippan Group HoldingsJapan
  • Eisei GekijoJapan
  • Nippon Television Network CorporationJapan

Themes

19th centurybakumatsubased on novel or bookbushidaughterearnestfeudal japanhistorical