The Twilight Samurai
2002 · 129 min · Director: Yôji Yamada
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet. New prospects seem to open up when Tomoe, his long-time love, divorces a brutal husband. However, even as the Japanese feudal system is unraveling, Seibei remains bound by the code of honour of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedences. The consequences are cruel.
Emotional fingerprint
The Twilight Samurai (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Sadness15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 8.0/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 51 % | 49 % | 23 % | 9 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 49 % | 48 % | 27 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Empathy | 51 % | 48 % | 22 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Sadness | 55 % | 50 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 56 % | 47 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Love | 65 % | 40 % | 35 % | 53 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 69 % | 30 % | 17 % | 61 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Relief | 62 % | 25 % | 20 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Love | 59 % | 31 % | 41 % | 18 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 56 % | 38 % | 38 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 52 % | 37 % | 19 % | 43 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 63 % | 47 % | 15 % | 60 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 73 % | 58 % | 22 % | 71 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 73 % | 57 % | 38 % | 66 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Love | 78 % | 63 % | 59 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Sadness | 81 % | 69 % | 50 % | 66 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 81 % | 70 % | 24 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 84 % | 67 % | 28 % | 76 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Relief | 87 % | 61 % | 56 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 126′ | Love | 87 % | 64 % | 76 % | 28 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kayano Iguchi
Ito Iguchi
Older Ito Iguchi
Kinu Iguchi
Yae Iinuma
Yazaki
Sekiguchi
Kawanami
Gonbei Terauchi
Gemba Hattori
Tane
Shichijuro Ohtsuka
Details
- Directed by
- Yôji Yamada
- Written by
- Yôji Yamada, Shûhei Fujisawa, Yoshitaka Asama
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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