The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare seibei)
Director: Yoji Yamada. Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Min Tanaka, Erina Hashiguchi, Miki Itô, Reiko Kusamura, Hiroshi Kanbe, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Keiko Kishi, Tetsuro Tamba. Screenplay: Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama (based on the novels Tasogare seibei, Chikkou shiatsu, and Iwaibito sukehachi by Shuuhei Fujisawa).


Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Foreign-Language Film

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