This month’s feature film is The Twilight Samurai. I have a good feeling about this movie, although I haven’t watched it yet. Here’s what NetFlix has to say:

“A heartfelt elegy directed by Yoji Yamada, The Twilight Samurai tells the story of Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada), a man who has trained as a samurai and belongs to a samurai clan, but doesn’t fight alongside them in any battles. Instead, Seibei, a recent widower, has devoted himself to caring for his two daughters and ailing mother. His reluctance to fight makes him a curiosity — and soon lands him an assignment that could cost him his life.”

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