The Twilight Samurai

Title:

Native title:

たそがれ清兵衛

Also known as:

Tasogare Seibei

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release date:

Nov 2, 2002

Duration:

2 hr. 9 min.

Director:

Yoji Yamada

Screenwriter:

Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama

OST:

The Twilight Samurai OST

Production company:

Eisei Gekijo
Hakuhodo
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
Nippon TV
Shochiku
Sumitomo Corporation

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Descrption

The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛) 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, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat.

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada as Seibei Iguchi

Rie Miyazawa as Tomoe Iinuma

Nenji Kobayashi as Choubei Kusaka

Ren Osugi as Toyotarou Kouda

Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Michinojo Iinuma

Hiroshi Kanbe as Naota

Miki Itō as Kayano Iguchi

Erina Hashiguchi as Ito Iguchi

Reiko Kusamura as Iguchi's Mother

Min Tanaka as Zenemon Yogo

Keiko Kishi as Ito

Tetsuro Tamba as Tozaemon Iguchi

Awards

26th Japan Academy Film Prize	Picture of the Year	The Twilight Samurai	Won
	Director of the Year	Yoji Yamada	Won
	Screenplay of the Year	Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Hiroyuki Sanada	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Rie Miyazawa	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Min Tanaka	Won
		Nenji Kobayashi	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Keiko Kishi	Nominated
	Outstanding Achievement in Music	Isao Tomita	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography	Mutsuo Naganuma	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction	Gengon Nakaoka	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction	Yoshinobu Nishioka, Mitsuo Degawa	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording	Kazumi Kishida	Won
	Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing	Iwao Ishii	Won
	Newcomer of the Year	Min Tanaka	Won
2003 Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Film	The Twilight Samurai	Won
2003 Hawaiʻi International Film Festival			Won
2002 Hochi Film Award	Best Director	Yoji Yamada	Won
	Best Picture	The Twilight Samurai	Won
	Best Actress	Rie Miyazawa	Won
23rd Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Asian Film	The Twilight Samurai	Won
2003 Kinema Junpo Award			Won
2002 Mainichi Film Awards	Best Film	The Twilight Samurai	Won
	Best Cinematography	Mutsuo Naganuma	Won
	Best Actor	Hiroyuki Sanada	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Rie Miyazawa	Won
	Best Sound Recording	Kazumi Kishida	Won
2002 Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Film	The Twilight Samurai	Won
	Best Director	Yoji Yamada	Won
	Best Actor	Hiroyuki Sanada	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Rie Miyazawa	Won
2004 Udine Far East Film Festival			Won
76th Academy Awards	Best Foreign Language Film	The Twilight Samurai	Nominated

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