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Hana

Hana

20066.62h 7m

Overview

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by Nozomu Enoki, Shiho Sato, Hijiri Taguchi
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Top Cast

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Sozaemon Aoki

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Osae

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Sadashiro

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Jirozaemon Hirano

Tomoko Tabata

Tomoko Tabata

Onobu

Ryûhei Ueshima

Ryûhei Ueshima

Otokichi

Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Magosaburo

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Sodekichi

Seiji Chihara

Seiji Chihara

Tomekichi

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Zenzo

Themes & Keywords

samurairevenge18th centuryjidaigekiedo periodfeudal japanslum dwellers

About Hana

Hana is a action, drama, history, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of samurai, revenge, 18th century, jidaigeki, edo period, feudal japan. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, it stars Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta. In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.

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