The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi is a low-ranking Samurai forced to perform piecework to supplement
his paltry clan wage in order to support himself, his two daughters and his
senile old mother after his wife succumbs to tuberculosis. As if life wasn't hard
enough, Seibei takes it upon himself to defend a friend in a forbidden duel of
honor versus the cruel ex-husband of his friend's sister, Tomoe, a woman whom
Seibei himself would marry if only it didn't mean inflicting his own unfortunate
circumstances upon her as well. News of Seibei's hither-unknown battle prowess
gets out, and he soon finds himself faced with the task of dispatching a
renegade--and extremely deadly--samurai of his own clan. Seibei is forced to
choose between following his heart and performing his duty, a choice that comes
with unexpected results.
Set during the last days of shogunate Japan,
The Twilight Samurai is a moving tale of honor, love, class struggle and
hardship during a time of great social upheaval.
-Will
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