This 2002 movie tells the poignant story of Iguchi Seibei, a widowed samurai mockingly nicknamed Tasogare by his colleagues. Tasogare, which means “twilight,” was given to him because at dusk ...

Hiroyuki is one of Japan's most successful international exports with over fifty film credits. Beyond Shōgun, he is perhaps best known for his leading role in The Twilight Samurai (2002 ...

Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using ... called Ikedaya in Kyoto during the twilight years of the Tokugawa shogunate.