'' The Twilight Samurai '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards , Japan 's first in twenty-two years , losing to the French Canadian ( Québec ) film '' The Barbarian Invasions ( Les Invasions barbares ) '' . '' The Twilight Samurai '' also won an unprecedented 12 Japanese Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress , and Best Screenplay
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
The Twilight Samurai