Japan Synopsis
たそがれ清兵衛
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?
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Twilight Samurai sits at position #44.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Twilight Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Twilight Samurai premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $39K per minute on screen and earned $57K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #895 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #373 of 1,933 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | November 2, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0351817 |