The Twilight Samurai
2002 · 129 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 26,234 VOTES · DIR. Yoji Yamada
Overview
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,153 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 Seibei Iguchi Hiroyuki Sanada
00:07:04 Thank you. You're always so kind to my daughters
00:11:04 That's true for boys and for girls
00:14:52 The story spread throughout the castle
00:18:27 ...watching my daughters as they grow day by day is...
00:22:52 What's that?
00:26:17 That's what I'm suited for
00:30:17 Oh, Miss Tomoe!
00:33:41 ...come our Chonbei's tears
00:37:05 Squire Koda!
00:43:26 I said last night I'd take your place!
00:50:32 The other day 'Sir Twilight' fought the son of Captain Koda
00:55:06 Shoo! Go away!
01:00:39 I'll answer you
01:05:46 Senior retainers will remain in the castle
01:10:11 You shouldn't be doing that in broad daylight with people around
01:15:32 If you want me dead come and kill me,' he says!
01:20:06 Please, Warden...
01:28:25 And then say...
01:35:33 But...
01:42:17 ...but no one can get in
01:48:09 ...and I can't hold my liquor
01:52:57 You're going to kill me with a bamboo sword?
02:02:40 Thank heaven!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,153
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line02:02:40
Production Record
DirectorYoji Yamada
LanguageJapanese
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$7,372,769
IMDb votes26,234