Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

magy-4 This is probably one of the best and touchable samurai movie I ever seen. Last Samurai with Tom Cruise? Forget it. Compare Tasogare is typical hollywoodish piece of sh... Even is nice to see, I have to admit. But Tasogare... That's model of perfection. Camera as perfect as in Blade Runner, music as great and gently as in A Beautiful Mind, Hiroyuki Sanada match this character as much as possible in actor ability is. There is very, very few things to complaint. Too plain story? Maybe, for some, but story in this movie is expressed in best way I ever seen. No spectacular "katana" fights? Ooh, there are plenty in countless another movies, you'll be overfilled of it. This one is about beauty, you probably never seen such way, not power of stunts or CGI. Enjoy it!

peterm1 Twilight Samurai is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. Absolutely captivating but do not expect the usual samurai movie. Although there are fight scenes this is not what the movie is about. It is a lovingly made story set against the background of the end of the Edo Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji Restoration. A dramatic and chaotic time in Japanese history. After 250 years of peace under the Tokugawa dynasty, Samurai no longer had their traditional roles of defending their warlord masters to fulfill and often worked in more or less menial roles. Here, Sebei is a clerk in the castle warehouse. This is not the only movie made with similar themes by the director Yoji Yamada, but I fancy it is the best. He made three movies all with similar themes - all set in the 1850s, all involving honourable men doing their duty and all involving the defence of women who had been misused or taken advantage of. This is a lovely lyrical, beautiful movie. I especially love the way Yamada lingers on the tiny details of Japanese life in this period. Its almost like watching an intricately carved Ukiyo-e woodblock print by one of the masters like Hokusei or Hiroshge. Pictures of the floating world indeed!

billcr12 Iguchi's wife dies from tb and he must take care of his senile mother and two young daughters while working a low paying job at a warehouse. He is so poor that he wears old clothes, can't afford the bath fee, and so and his fellow samurai make fun of his body odor.Tomoe, an old friend who has divorced an abusive, alcoholic man, Koda, and becomes close to Iguchi and his daughters. He wishes to marry her but feels he is not worthy because of his poverty. Iguchi is ordered to kill a disgraced samurai, Yogo, who refuses to leave and commit suicide. He has already defeated the first guy sent to assassinate him. Iguchi picks up his short sword to battle Yogo. If he succeeds, he gets more pay and a higher social ranking. He hopes to impress Tomoe enough to marry him, even though she is engaged to another man. Iguchi arrives at Yogo's house and finds him sitting in the dark. They discuss family problems and eventually fight with swords. The ending is a bit cliché, but the cinematography is spectacular, as is the acting, making The Twilight Samurai an excellent movie.

princebansal1982 Though the movie name is The Twilight Samurai, it is not really a samurai film. In fact it reminded me of movies of Yasujiro Ozu, who is one of my top directors. It has the same calm pace, subtle acting and sweet characters without any posturing associated with other typical samurai movies.The movie doesn't seems to be shot in 2002, In fact while watching the movie I though it was filmed in 50's. There is only one real battle and that is near the end of the movie. Even the battle is quite realistic and not overdone.Like in Ozu's movies, interactions with different characters is what makes this movie so interesting, the other office workers, meeting with the king, the kids, childhood friend Tomoe etc. Main dramatic element is provided by internal struggles of Seibei Iguchi, how he sacrifices for his kids and how he refuses to conform and how he doesn't do what is expected of him if he thinks it will hurt others.