The Twilight Samurai

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In the opening scene: The family grieves over the body of young Ito’s mother. (0:00)

Twillight is happy that his demented mother Kinu recognizes him. (0:10)

His great uncle tells Twillight, referring to his poor hygiene, appearing unbathed before his lordship, “This would have meant hara-kiri!” (0:16)

His friend, samurai Iinuma tells Twilight, “My condolensces on your bereavement.” (0:27)

Twilight's mother fails to recognize him. (0:32)

Twillight tells Iinuma’s wife, “Some people have even been ordered to commit suicide.” (1:09)

Lord Hori tells Twillight: “His Lordship orded Shima Hasegawa and his faction to commit suicide... But... Zenemon Yogo... refuses to commit suicide.”(1:15)

Samurai Zenemon tells Twillight, “Twelve years ago he was ordered to commit suicide after a power struggle within his clan... Why do I have to cut open my stomach? When she [his daughter] should have been a bud swelling into a bloom she died.” (1:47)

Ito, now an adult, at the grave of her father Twillight and her step-mother, Tomoe. (2:04)

Bereavement | dementia | suicide