Twilight Samurai
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- Synopsis
- Veteran filmmaker Yoji Yamada -- who is perhaps most famous for cranking out most of the 48 films of the Tora-san series -- directs this good-natured drama set in the waning years of the Edo period (1600-1867)....
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- Starring
- Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Director(s)
- Yoji Yamada
- Distributor(s)
- Empire Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 129 min.
Critic Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Seibei's story is told by director Yoji Yamada in muted tones and colors, beautifully re-creating a feudal village that still retains its architecture, its customs, its ancient values, even as the economy is making its way of life obsolete. Read the full review
Washington Post | Stephen HunterAdd Critic to Favorites
This is an absolutely brilliant film but in a quiet way.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
It's wonderful to see a Japanese movie in which a samurai, for all his somber discipline and skill, is also a touching and complicated ordinary man.Read the full review
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