---
title: 'The Twilight Samurai (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yōji Yamada'
released: '2002-11-02'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-twilight-samurai-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351817/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Twilight Samurai (2002)

2002 · 129 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: たそがれ清兵衛

## Synopsis

The Twilight Samurai  is a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, an impoverished, low-ranking samurai trapped in a lowly bureaucratic post. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and his mother, who has dementia. Through an unfortunate turn of events, the turbulent times conspire against him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada)
- **Screenplay:** [Yōji Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoji-yamada), [Shūhei Fujisawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shuhei-fujisawa), [Yoshitaka Asama](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshitaka-asama)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Isao Tomita](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-tomita)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mutsuo Naganuma](https://cinepixo.com/people/mutsuo-naganuma)
- **Editor:** [Iwao Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/iwao-ishii)

## Cast

- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Keiko Kishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-kishi)
- [Erina Hashiguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/erina-hashiguchi)
- [Nenji Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nenji-kobayashi)
- [Hiroyuki Sanada](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroyuki-sanada)
- [Rie Miyazawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/rie-miyazawa)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi)
- [Reiko Kusamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiko-kusamura)
- [Min Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/min-tanaka)
- [Mitsuru Fukikoshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuru-fukikoshi)

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Official site: http://www.shochiku.co.jp/movie/seibei/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-twilight-samurai-2002
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