Hana

Hana

★ 6.6IMDb Score
Released:2006-06-03
Duration:127 min
Country:Japan
Director:Hirokazu Kore-eda
Actors:Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomoko Tabata
Production:Shochiku, Tokyo FM, Bandai Visual, TV Man Union, Shochiku Studio

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.

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