The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tomoe
Rie Miyazawa
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Not that way
No, no, no!
Thank you. You may go
After a long illness
my mother died...
...when I was five
She had consumption...
...so from when I can remember
I wasn't allowed near her
Thus I have almost no memory
of my mother
Ito... Ito...
You poor little darling!
I am from Unasaka, in the northeast
in what is now Yamagata Prefecture
Before 1868 it was the castle town
of the Unasaka clan...
...a small fief of 70,000 koku
of rice per year
well done, one and all
That's it for today
Sakaguchi...
I've heard there's a good
drinking place in Hakkenmachi...
Oh, you mean 'Hisago'?
Feel like a drink?
A fine idea
Kawanami, will you come?
I will
Iguchi?
For a change?
Not me, thanks
we can't twist your arm?
If you'll excuse me...
Twilight's not very exciting
is he
with a sick wife, two young daughters
and an aged mother in his care...
...my father was unable
to drink with his colleagues
He had to hurry home
every evening at dusk
I was told the men
he worked with...
...gave him the cruel nickname
of 'Twilight Seibei'
THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Ito...
Father!
Up you go!
Your face is dirty
Father's back!
Welcome home
Codfish stew tonight, Kayano?
Don't drop it
I'm home, Mother
How are you this evening?
Of what household are you, sir?
Unasaka Clan, Castle Stores
I see...
She's getting worse. She doesn't
even know her own son!
Kayano, I've simmered
some burdock. Take some
Thank you. You're always
so kind to my daughters
Naota... you can go home now
Yup
Good evening
But Yazaki, can't we do something
about Twilight?
His kimono's all ripped
There's this smell
when you get close to him
It just won't do!
Yes, sir. we all find it
very hard to stomach
finding him a new wife...
his situation
Indeed!
He's got two young girls
a senile old mother...
...and 20 of his 50 koku
gone in debt
Any woman who went to him
would have to take in work
Yes, he owes money
all over the place
I don't know how he paid for
his wife's funeral
Not even selling your sword
would pay for a funeral like that
A funeral! That's something
I have to worry about, too
My father's not going to
last much longer
Kawanami's lucky
Young parents and a pretty wife!
You'd better go easy with her
It could hurt your work
Is that why you're always
cat-napping on the job?
I am not!
Listen to him!
Kumi...
Welcome!
Isn't she gorgeous!
Kume...
Bed-time, Gran
Good night, Seibei
Good night
It looks like
she remembered me
The Master said:
To rule a landof a thousand chariots...
Kayano...
That's Confucius, isn't it?
when did you start learning that?
At the end of last month
The teacher says...
...from now on even girls
will need book learning
That's good
When I was a boy I read Confucius
over and over again
Father...
If I learn to do
needlework...
...someday I can make kimonos
But what good will
book learning ever do me?
Well, it probably won't ever be
as useful as needlework
But you know...
the power...
...to think
However the world might change
if you have the power to think...
...you'll always survive somehow
That's true for boys
and for girls
All right?
Yes
Keep reading, then
Tseng Tzu said:
Each dayin three ways...
...I ask myself...
...if I have faithfully carried out
what I undertook for another...
My mother's illness had left
my father deep in debt
As Grandmother lost her wits, all the
housework, the gathering of fuel...
...and the field work fell to him
Left with little time
to attend to himself...
...he gradually became
unkempt and grimy
As his daughter, I felt terrible
about this
Wipe off that dust!
They're coming!
His Lordship attends!
Kawanami! Quick!
Provisions'
Vital stores of food for when
the clan must fight, or the castle...
...is besieged
Next we have the Salt Storehouse...
Here you have your beans
green, soy and red...
We pay particular attention
to keeping them dry
Dried giant horse-radish
dried fiddleheads, miso paste...
Kusaka!
This is dried codfish...
...very important provisioning
in times of war
How much have we got?
Iguchi...
Iguchi? You may answer
directly
By your leave. we have
...by weight approximately
How long does it keep?
Between five and ten years
This here is the oldest
we have.
It was acquired
six years ago
This dried cod from Kansaki is best
It holds its taste for ten years
is it you?
Clan retainers must serve
as examples to the common folk
Keep yourself clean
Yes, Milord!
Carry on
Idiot!
Sir, I...
I'll speak to you later
But...
Be quiet!
Iguchi!
You damn fool!
The story spread
throughout the castle
My father became
a laughingstock
My Great-Uncle came from
the main house in a foul humor
Hello!
Hello!
Seibei!
It's Uncle...
I'm in for it now
Is anybody here?
what, are you all dead?!
Coming!
Kayano, make some tea
Who is it?
Great-Uncle!
Disgraceful!
You appeared before His Lordship
unbathed, smelling like dried cod
The unpleasant impression
you created...
...shames the house of Iguchi
That was inexcusable
I went to Senior Retainer Terauchi
and apologized for you
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