8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Overview
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.5
Overview
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores universal themes of personal duty, family devotion, and dignity amidst poverty and societal change, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
This Japanese historical drama features an authentic, all-Japanese cast appropriate for its setting, without engaging in the recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on a male protagonist's struggles within his cultural context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film implicitly portrays Buddhist philosophical underpinnings, such as the acceptance of impermanence and the importance of duty, as integral to the characters' dignified existence and moral fortitude, without critique or satire.
The Twilight Samurai does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is exclusively centered on heterosexual relationships, family obligations, and the socio-economic challenges faced by a samurai in the Edo period, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The Twilight Samurai is a historical drama set in feudal Japan, depicting the life of a samurai and his family. The film does not feature any transsexual characters or themes, nor does it touch upon gender identity in any capacity. Therefore, the portrayal is not applicable to the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Twilight Samurai is an adaptation of Shūhei Fujisawa's short stories. All major characters, including protagonist Seibei Iguchi and Tomoe Iinuma, maintain their original genders as established in the source material. No character's gender was altered for the film.
The Twilight Samurai is a Japanese period drama set in feudal Japan, featuring a Japanese cast portraying characters consistent with the historical and cultural context. There are no instances where a character established as one race in the source material or history is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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7.8
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9.9
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