Plot Summary

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?

Movie Details

Original Title
たそがれ清兵衛
Status
released
Original Language
ja
Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$7.4M

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Production Companies

Shochiku logoShochiku
Sumitomo Corporation logoSumitomo Corporation
Hakuhodo logoHakuhodo
Nippan Group Holdings logoNippan Group Holdings
Eisei Gekijo logoEisei Gekijo
Nippon Television Network Corporation logoNippon Television Network Corporation