‘Twilight Samurai’: Bound by the blade
Directed by: Yoji Yamada Written by: Yoji Yamada Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa Genre: Drama Year: 2002 In mid-19th century Japan, petty samurai Seibei Iguchi slaves in a lowly profession as an accountant, peaceably performing his menial duties to provide for his two precious daughters and his senile mother. Condescendingly dubbed the “twilight samurai” by …