Tasogare Seibei

The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛, Tasogare Seibei) is a 2002 Japanese movie directed by Yamada Yoji. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor if not destitute, he still leads a happy life with his daughters and senile mother. Sadly the turbulent times conspire against him.

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