Product Details

• Actors: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
• Directors: Yôji Yamada
• Format: DVD Region, NTSC, Collector's Edition, Subtitled
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: HK Video Co.
• Run Time: 129 minutes
• ASIN: B00113EWC2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,583 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Slow-paced and subtle in presentation, The Twilight Samurai captures a side of the famed samurai that is rarely seen. Set in a northeastern province (Shonai) of late nineteenth century Japan, the film tells the story of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada)--a low-ranking, debt-ridden samurai who, after losing his wife to consumption, struggles to care for his two young daughters and senile mother. Emphasizing the conflicts between duty and family, and love and class rank, director Yoji Yamada has created a film that is deeply engaging on several levels: a classic tale of honor, love, and courage.