A pleasant surprise! It was better than I initially expected, in more ways than one. Although I found the pacing to be a bit slow at times, the story presented interesting themes - similar to Hara Kiri. With that, I'm pretty sure Hara Kiri did actually serve as inspiration for this movie. Another similarity I found was to legendary Kensei Musashi Miyamoto, as the main character very much seemed to resemble him, certainly in fighting style. Speaking of the fighting, the choreography was phenomenal. Those scenes were so beautifully constructed and geniusely thought out, with again definetely inspiration from other films like Hara Kiri, but they still are amazing in their own way.

A pleasant surprise! It was better than I initially expected, in more ways than one. Although I found the pacing to be a bit slow at times, the story presented interesting themes - similar to Hara Kiri. With that, I'm pretty sure Hara Kiri did actually serve as inspiration for this movie. Another similarity I found was to legendary Kensei Musashi Miyamoto, as the main character very much seemed to resemble him, certainly in fighting style. Speaking of the fighting, the choreography was phenomenal. Those scenes were so beautifully constructed and geniusely thought out, with again definetely inspiration from other films like Hara Kiri, but they still are amazing in their own way.

Strong contender for the best samurai film ever made.

I loved every minute. This movie makes you feel every emotion throughout its runtime nd not a single one falters in the slightest.

Strong contender for the best samurai film ever made.

I loved every minute. This movie makes you feel every emotion throughout its runtime nd not a single one falters in the slightest.

Beautiful!

I broke down as his mom ask her to which household she belongs to.

Beautiful!

I broke down as his mom ask her to which household she belongs to.

melodrama abt a lowranking samurai’s struggles and his love for his family #cinema

japanuary 31

melodrama abt a lowranking samurai’s struggles and his love for his family #cinema

japanuary 31

The Twilight Samurai isn’t interested in mythologizing honour or turning violence into spectacle. It finds its power in small moments, lived-in spaces, and the quiet dignity of someone just trying to do right by his family. Beautifully restrained and incredibly affecting.

The Twilight Samurai isn’t interested in mythologizing honour or turning violence into spectacle. It finds its power in small moments, lived-in spaces, and the quiet dignity of someone just trying to do right by his family. Beautifully restrained and incredibly affecting.