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The Twilight Samurai

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

on BBC Four

Oscar-nominated drama set in 19th-century Japan. A widowed samurai, pursuing a mundane existence, puts on his warrior's mantle again to defend a woman from her brutal ex-husband. Show more

Contributors

Seibei Iguchi:
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tomoe Iinuma:
Rie Miyazawa
Choubei Kusaka:
Nenji Kobayashi
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Toyotarou Kouda:
Ren Osugi
Michinojo Iinuma:
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Kayano Iguchi:
Miki Ito
Zenemon Yogo:
Min Tanaka
Composer:
Isao Tomita
Director of photography:
Mutsuo Naganuma

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