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Events

TwilightSamurai(TasogareSeibei) film screenings at the Cornerhouse, Manchester

21to27May 2004

Dir.YojiYamada,2002; Cert. tobeannounced;2hr9min;Subtitled>?

• Friday21May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm
• Saturday22May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm
• Sunday23May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm
• Monday24May 2004:6:05pm&8:30pm
• Tuesday25May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm
• Wednesday26May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm
• Thursday27May 2004:1:55pm,6:05pm&8:30pm

ThisisindeedtheyearoftheSamurai--fromHollywood(LastSamurai)andMiramax(KillBill)toKitano's(Zatoichi)andthislatestrelease(Japan'sOscarnominee)thegenreisbeingre-explored,re-vampedandrevered. TwilightSamuraiquietlyblendsitsstunningswordplayscenesintoamorehumanistic,reflectivetale. BasedonstoriesbyShuheiFujisawa,itfollowsalow-rankingsamurainicknamed'Twilight'(Sanada)becauseherusheshomeeachnightratherthanstaydrinkingwithhispeers. ButSeibeihasresponsibilities--twoyoungdaughtersandasenilemotherleftinhiscarefollowingthedeathofhiswife. Thereappearanceofanoldflameandanassassinationassignmentwillchangehislifeandcausehimtoquestiontheverycodethatdefineshisexistence. Yamada'sfirstsamuraifilmwonadozenJapaneseacademyawardsfortheveterandirectorofthepopularToraSanseries.

For more information about this film, see the Internet Movie Database.

Ticket prices:

• Matinees (before 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 3.90
  • Concessions: GBP 2.80
• Evenings (from 5:00pm):
  • Full: GBP 5.00
  • Concessions: GBP 3.70

All details taken from the Cornerhouse website and may be subject to change. See the Cornerhouse website for full details.