Hana
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66% Critic Match

Hana

6.6 / 10 2006 2h 7mNR Japanese
ActionDramaHistoryComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Sozaemon Aoki

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hirokazu Kore-eda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hana is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker