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The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

Nov 2, 2002
129 min
DramaRomance
7.8/ 10
337 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
7.8/10
337 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
26,098 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
82/100
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$5,000,000Production cost
Box Office$7,372,769Worldwide gross
Profit$2,372,769Profitable
ROI
+47.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$559,765Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 9 nominations total

Details

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Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$7,372,769

Production Companies

Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) CollectionShochikuSumitomo CorporationHakuhodoNippan Group HoldingsEisei GekijoNippon Television Network Corporation

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