The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
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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Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada As: Seibei Iguchi
Rie Miyazawa Rie Miyazawa As: Tomoe Iinuma
Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi As: Choubei Kusaka
Mitsuru Fukikoshi Mitsuru Fukikoshi As: Michinojo Iinuma
Min Tanaka Min Tanaka As: Zenemon Yogo
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Storyline

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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Certification: N-13

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 02 November 2002

Country: JP

Runtime: 129m

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Company Credits

Company: Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $7,372,769

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Cast

Directed By

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Director

Kinichi Hanawa

Kinichi Hanawa

Assistant Director

Masaki Arai

Masaki Arai

Assistant Director

Yasutaka Maehara

Yasutaka Maehara

Assistant Director

Yuzo Asahara

Yuzo Asahara

Assistant Director

Mikito Tanaka

Mikito Tanaka

Assistant Director

Ayato Kurokawa

Ayato Kurokawa

Assistant Director

Emiko Hiramatsu

Emiko Hiramatsu

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Hiroshi Fukazawa

Hiroshi Fukazawa

Producer

Tomiyasu Ishikawa

Tomiyasu Ishikawa

Executive Producer

Shigehiro Nakagawa

Shigehiro Nakagawa

Producer

Toshio Hagiwara

Toshio Hagiwara

Executive Producer

Tetsuo Suga

Tetsuo Suga

Executive Producer

Motoyuki Oka

Motoyuki Oka

Executive Producer

Tomoo Miyagawa

Tomoo Miyagawa

Executive Producer

Nobuyoshi Otani

Nobuyoshi Otani

Executive Producer

Ichiro Yamamoto

Ichiro Yamamoto

Producer

Yoshinori Aso

Yoshinori Aso

Production Manager

Takakazu Aiba

Takakazu Aiba

Production Manager

Junichi Mine

Junichi Mine

Unit Production Manager

Tomohiko Saito

Tomohiko Saito

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Kazuko Kurosawa

Kazuko Kurosawa

Costume Design

Kazuo Matsuda

Kazuo Matsuda

Costumer

Yuki Hisamichi

Yuki Hisamichi

Makeup Artist

Emiko Yuzawa

Emiko Yuzawa

Costumer

Sonomi Muramatsu

Sonomi Muramatsu

Makeup Artist

Sound

Isao Tomita

Isao Tomita

Original Music Composer

Shigeyuki Onodera

Shigeyuki Onodera

Music Producer

Yosui Inoue

Yosui Inoue

Theme Song Performance

Kazumi Kishida

Kazumi Kishida

Sound Recordist

Yosui Inoue

Yosui Inoue

Main Title Theme Composer

Yukio Hokari

Yukio Hokari

Sound Effects

Naoko Asari

Naoko Asari

Music Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Mutsuo Naganuma

Mutsuo Naganuma

Director of Photography

Sayuri Suzuki

Sayuri Suzuki

Still Photographer

Tadashi Kaneda

Tadashi Kaneda

Still Photographer

Makoto Kusaka

Makoto Kusaka

Assistant Camera

Shinji Hiraki

Shinji Hiraki

Assistant Camera

Miho Kimbara

Miho Kimbara

Assistant Camera

Tsugio Okada

Tsugio Okada

Second Assistant Camera

Takefumi Nakabo

Takefumi Nakabo

Assistant Camera

Yukio Kaneko

Yukio Kaneko

Steadicam Operator

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki

Second Assistant Camera

Lighting

Gengon Nakaoka

Gengon Nakaoka

Chief Lighting Technician

Hisao Kagami

Hisao Kagami

Additional Lighting Technician

Shunri Rinoie

Shunri Rinoie

Additional Lighting Technician

Takaaki Miyanishi

Takaaki Miyanishi

Additional Lighting Technician

Jun Kodama

Jun Kodama

Additional Lighting Technician

Haruhiro Yamaguchi

Haruhiro Yamaguchi

Additional Lighting Technician

Masahiko Kataoka

Masahiko Kataoka

Additional Lighting Technician

Art Department

Atsushi Shimamura

Atsushi Shimamura

Decorator

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Production Design

Mitsuo Degawa

Mitsuo Degawa

Art Direction

Other Crew

Yuuki Natsusaka

Yuuki Natsusaka

Fight Choreographer

Hiroshi Kuze

Hiroshi Kuze

Fight Choreographer

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