Iguchi Seibei (Hiroyuki Sanada) is a widowed samurai. A samurai who no longer wishes to kill, but instead wants to devote himself entirely to his two daughters and settle down. His friend encourages ...

Iguchi Seibei (Hiroyuki Sanada) is a widowed samurai. A samurai who no longer wishes to kill, but instead wants to devote himself entirely to his two daughters and settle down. His friend encourages ...

A major commercial success in Japan, where it opened late last year, veteran director Yoji Yamada’s first samurai picture, "The Twilight Samurai," is unlikely to make an international impact at the ...

Yoji Yamada’s “Love and Honor” — completing the samurai trilogy that began with the Oscar-nominated “The Twilight Samurai” (2002) and “The Hidden Blade” (2004) — may disappoint anyone looking for fast ...

Veteran helmer Yoji Yamada smoothly trumps his previous "The Twilight Samurai" (2002) with "The Hidden Blade," another deft dovetailing of stories by Shuhei Fujisawa. With interest high, this Tokyo ...

An all but unknown quantity in North America, septuagenarian workaholic Yoji Yamada appeared on our doorstep two years ago with The Twilight Samurai (2002), which was only the 66th feature in a ...