The Twilight Samurai [Import]

Japanese director Yoji Yamada creates an unlikely hero in this period drama set in the mid-1800s. Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada) is a widower and former samurai who now works as a low-level bookkeeper for a ruling clan and devotes his time to caring for his children and aged mother. When a confrontation forces Iguchi to reveal his skill with a sword, the clan imposes a dangerous task upon him. Rie Miyazawa, Ren Osugi also star. 129 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles. Region Free