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The Twilight Samurai
Director: Yoji Yamada
year of product: 2002
Running Time : 129 min
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Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, the film follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and senile mother. Through an unfortunate turn of events, the turbulent times conspire against him. (Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards)
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