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7.8Seibei 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?
Released: 2002-11-02129 minDir: Yoji YamadaDrama, RomanceBudget: $5.0MBox office: $7.4MPart of: Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
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Cast
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Seibei Iguchi
- Rie Miyazawa as Tomoe Iinuma
- Nenji Kobayashi as Choubei Kusaka
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Michinojo Iinuma
- Min Tanaka as Zenemon Yogo
- Ren Osugi as Toyotaro Koda
Themes
- daughter
- japan
- samurai
- based on novel or book
- sword
- mission of murder
- teacher
- sword fight
- honor
- period drama
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Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
26,811 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
Metacritic
82/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 9 nominations total
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