TWILIGHT SAMURAI
Monday, July 26 at 9 pm
Japan - 129 minutes
Written and directed by Yoji Yamada
With Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi and Min Tanaka
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Twilight Samurai, nominated in 2004 for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, is directed and written by Yoji Yamada, the creator of the legendary Tora san series. Twilight Samurai combines two great genres of modern Japanese cinema. It is both an action Samurai film featuring an introspective warrior who displays honor and loyalty, and a family drama examining the tension between love, the restraint of tradition, and the rigidity of class. Seibei Iguchi, an ill-paid Samurai, receives the nickname “Mr. Twilight” because he rushes home to care for his two young daughters and his elderly mother rather than carousing with his peers. Set in the mid-19th century when the traditional Samurai were being replaced by modern technology, Twilight Samurai is an ode to a passing culture. Cowriters: Yoshitaka Asama (based on novels by Shuuhei Fujisawa) and Yoji Yamada. Produced by Hiroshi Fukazawa, Shigehiro Nakagawa and Ichiro Yamamoto. Cinematographer: Mutsuo Naganuma. Courtesy of Empire Pictures. In Japanese with subtitles.
Preceded by the short film
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Wayward
U.S.A. - 12 minutes
Directed by Tom Pankratz
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A high-strung businesswoman’s life comes crashing down on a late-night road trip. When her life collides with a homeless man, she discovers their worlds are not as different as they appear. Wayward examines how people can lose their humanity, but also find a way to rediscover it.
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