The Twilight Samurai

2002 film by Yōji Yamada
Movie film Q94033
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The Twilight Samurai

Summary

The Twilight Samurai is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twilight Samurai authored Shūhei Fujisawa[3].
  • The Twilight Samurai's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Twilight Samurai's director is recorded as Yōji Yamada[5].
  • The Twilight Samurai's screenwriter is recorded as Yōji Yamada[6].
  • The Twilight Samurai's screenwriter is recorded as Yoshitaka Asama[7].
  • The Twilight Samurai's screenwriter is recorded as Shūhei Fujisawa[8].
  • The Twilight Samurai's composer is recorded as Isao Tomita[9].
  • The Twilight Samurai's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Hiroyuki Sanada[11].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Rie Miyazawa[12].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Mitsuru Fukikoshi[13].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Erina Hashiguchi[14].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Min Tanaka[15].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Nenji Kobayashi[16].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Reiko Kusamura[17].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Ren Ōsugi[18].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Keiko Kishi[19].
  • The Twilight Samurai's cast member is recorded as Tetsurō Tamba[20].
  • The Twilight Samurai's director of photography is recorded as Mutsuo Naganuma[21].
  • The Twilight Samurai's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0351817[22].
  • The Twilight Samurai's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[23].
  • The Twilight Samurai's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[24].
  • The Twilight Samurai's review score is recorded as 99%[25].
  • The Twilight Samurai's review score is recorded as 8.1/10[26].
  • The Twilight Samurai's review score is recorded as 82/100[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Twilight Samurai authored Shūhei Fujisawa[3]. Its director is recorded as Yōji Yamada[5]. Screenwriters include Yōji Yamada[6], Yoshitaka Asama[7], and Shūhei Fujisawa[8]. Cast members include Hiroyuki Sanada[11], Rie Miyazawa[12], Mitsuru Fukikoshi[13], Erina Hashiguchi[14], Min Tanaka[15], and Nenji Kobayashi[16].

Publication

The Twilight Samurai's publication date is recorded as +2002-11-02T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[23]. Its genre is recorded as drama film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 99%[25], 8.1/10[26], and 82/100[27].

Why It Matters

The Twilight Samurai ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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