The Twilight Samurai - Samurai der Dämmerung

Here's a film determined to make samurai seem tedious. Down-on-his-luck Seibei is ordered to duel a former friend, while his daughter hopes he will marry a lovely woman. The film certainly makes you consider the Meiji era's social changes.

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Yoji Yamada directed The Twilight Samurai - Samurai der Dämmerung in 2002. See Yoji Yamada's full filmography, where to start with Yoji Yamada, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoji Yamada.

The Twilight Samurai - Samurai der Dämmerung was released in 2002 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 129 minutes.