The Twilight Samurai
たそがれ清兵衛
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?
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The Twilight Samurai (2002) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Top Cast
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Seibei Iguchi
Rie Miyazawa
Tomoe Iinuma
Nenji Kobayashi
Choubei Kusaka
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Michinojo Iinuma
Min Tanaka
Zenemon Yogo
Ren Osugi
Toyotaro Koda
Hiroshi Kanbe
Naota
Miki Ito
Kayano Iguchi
Ito Senba
Ito Iguchi
Keiko Kishi
Older Ito Iguchi
Reiko Kusamura
Kinu Iguchi
Tetsuro Tamba
Tozaemon Iguchi
Kanako Fukaura
Yae Iinuma
Makoto Akatsuka
Yazaki
Masahiro Sato
Sekiguchi
Masayasu Kitayama
Kawanami
Baijaku Nakamura
Gonbei Terauchi
Yuuki Natsusaka
Gemba Hattori
Release History & Theatrical Window
Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
April 23, 2004
Wide Cinema Exhibition
October 5, 2004
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$5M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$7.4M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.47x
+$2.4M net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoji Yamada
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada
- Original Score
- Isao Tomita
- Original Title
- たそがれ清兵衛
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Production Budget
- $5M
- Worldwide Gross
- $7.4M
- Production Studios
- Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada, Shuhei Fujisawa
Isao Tomita
Mutsuo Naganuma
Iwao Ishii
Hiroshi Fukazawa, Tomiyasu Ishikawa, Shigehiro Nakagawa, Toshio Hagiwara, Tetsuo Suga
Department Leadership Roster
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Producer
Mutsuo Naganuma
Director of Photography
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Isao Tomita
Original Music Composer
Ichiro Yamamoto
Producer
Yoji Yamada
Director
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Twilight Samurai
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Twilight Samurai about?
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?
Who directed The Twilight Samurai?
The Twilight Samurai was directed by Yoji Yamada.
Who stars in The Twilight Samurai?
The principal cast of The Twilight Samurai includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Min Tanaka.
When was The Twilight Samurai released and how long is it?
The Twilight Samurai was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 2h 9m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Twilight Samurai?
The Twilight Samurai had a reported production budget of $5M and grossed $7.4M at the worldwide box office (1.47 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for The Twilight Samurai?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Twilight Samurai was composed by Isao Tomita.
Is The Twilight Samurai based on a book or true story?
The Twilight Samurai is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Shuhei Fujisawa".