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The Twilight Samurai
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85/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 78, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99.
See the most agreed on films →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?
Details
- Director
- Yoji Yamada
- Writers
- Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
- Released
- 2 November 2002
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $7.4M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →0 wins from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| 76th Academy Awards 2004 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2004 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Japan | Nominee |
| Japan Academy Prize 2003 | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Hiroyuki Sanada | Nominee |
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3 awards — The Twilight Samurai
×| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Japan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Hiroyuki Sanada | Nominee |