The Twilight Samurai Page #5

Synopsis: Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet. New prospects seem to open up when Tomoe, his long-time love, divorces a brutal husband. However, even as the Japanese feudal system is unraveling, Seibei remains bound by the code of honour of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedences. The consequences are cruel.
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Yôji Yamada
Production: Empire Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
99%
Year:
2002
129 min
Website
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I'm going!

Your master's leaving

Hands off!

I'm not drunk!

My sandals!

Iinuma! where's Tomoe gone?

I told you, she's at her aunt's

You're lying!

Please! Keep your voice down!

There are elderly people here!

To hell with her

Listen, linuma...

If I'm not good enough for Tomoe

she's welcome to leave

But linuma...

...I've got a bone to pick

with you

You went to His Lordship

and got him to divorce us

Squire Koda, I've told you

time and time again...

Shut up!

You made me a joke

in front of the whole castle!

I demand satisfaction!

Squire Koda!

My sword!

Stop this, will you?!

Tomoe...

where've you been

till this hour of the night?

where I go is no one's business

but mine

And I'll say this, too

I am not your wife now

It's 'Miss Tomoe' to you

Tomoe! Get inside!

Perhaps that's enough?

who are you?!

I am Seibei Iguchi

friend to Iinuma

Perhaps I could accept

your challenge in his name?

But here we are in the town

And you are drunk

Let's settle this another time

when the alcohol has worn off

If you've put yourself forward

this way...

...you must know how to fight

I make no such claim

Fine. we fight tomorrow

Tomorrow?

By the river behind Hannyaji

Temple, at the 8th hour?

Done

Behind Hannyaji, 8th hour

See you

Seibei, he's serious!

Are you?

I had no choice

He's good with a sword

It'll work out

I'll say good night

Don't tell Tomoe about this

wait!

what if you kill him?

The Clan forbids dueling

I'll think of something

Good night

Naota...

we're going

Ito!

Yu Tzu said:
Harmony is the

greatest beneficence of the rites

Good morning

Sit down!

I'm leaving

This is no good. I'm slow

You think you can take me?

Damn right!

Then get ready

He's afraid!

Hold it!

I said last night

I'd take your place!

I should do this

You're no match for him

Go over there and watch

I'm sorry I'm late, Squire Koda

I will be your opponent

what's that stick?

My school of swordfighting

uses this for practice

Do you mock me?

Draw your sword!

A sword might kill

This stick will not

It will break bones at worst

I won't take this from a samurai

of your rank! I'll cut you down!

watch for the draw-and-slash!

You can still apologize

The apology is yours to make

with a real sword, you'd be dead

Do you apologize?

Or do you continue?

Splash some water on him

That'll bring him to

Come on, Iinuma

You're all right?

Don't tell Miss Tomoe

about this

Or anyone else, either

Those men will talk

No. A whipped dog

doesn't bark

Is that soy sauce? Over here

Excuse me for interrupting. I am

Zenemon Yogo, Master of the watch

I know that

Are you the 'Twilight Seibei'

who thrashed Toyotaro Koda...

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