The Twilight Samurai (2002)

Directed by Yoji Yamada
← Inspired by 1 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?

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Films that influenced The Twilight Samurai

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  1. Harakiri (1962)
    "Yoji Yamada's film extends Harakiri's morally serious, anti-mythic treatment of a low-ranking samurai trapped by code and circumstance." source

The Twilight Samurai (2002), directed by Yoji Yamada, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Harakiri. Check out the citations below.