Twilight Samurai, The (DTS)

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Synopsis: Set in feudal Japan, Seibei is a low ranking Samurai and a widower, with two young daughters and an aging... more »
Rating: M
Release: 25/05/05
Genres: Drama, Martial Arts, Foreign
Actors: Hiroyuki Sananda, Rie Miyazawa, Min Tanaka, more »
Director: Yoji Yamada, Yamada Yoji
Format: DVD-Video

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Set in feudal Japan, Seibei is a low ranking Samurai and a widower, with two young daughters and an aging mother to support. One day, he encounters Tomoe, a childhood friend and beautiful divorcee and the two quickly strike up a friendship. Fearing he is too poor to make an offer of marriage to Tomoe, the humble Seibei accepts an order to kill a troublesome samurai and win back his wealth and honor- not knowing that Tomoe has made plans to marry another..

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI is director Yoji Yamada's 77th feature film in his 40 plus years as a director. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2004 Academy Awards THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI is destined to become a classic of the Asian Cinema genre.

Special Features

Actors

Distributor

Madman

Year of Release

2003

Run Time (minutes)

129

Language

Japanese

Subtitle Language

English

Audio Format

DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese dts 5.1

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1 16:9 Enhanced
1.85:1

Transfer Aspect Ratio

Widescreen

Number of Discs

Disc Packaging

Box set

DVD Region

First Released

2005-05-30

Video Format

PAL

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