Hana (2006)
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.
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
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Junichi Okada as Sozaemon Aoki |
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Rie Miyazawa as Osae |
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Arata Furuta as Sadashiro |
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Teruyuki Kagawa as Jirozaemon Hirano |
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Tomoko Tabata as Onobu |
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Ryƻhei Ueshima as Otokichi |
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Yuichi Kimura as Magosaburo |
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Ryo Kase as Sodekichi |
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Seiji Chihara as Tomekichi |
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Sei Hiraizumi as Zenzo |
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Moeko Ezawa as Omasaru |
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Yui Natsukawa as Oryo |
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Jun Kunimura as Isekan |
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Katsuo Nakamura as Shigehachi |
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Shohei Tanaka as Shinnosuke |
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Ohga Tanaka as Yoshibo |
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Hiei Kimura as Kenbo |
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Midori Hiro as Ume |
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Natsumi Iuchi as Yuki |
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Satoko Yamamura as Grandmother |
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Hideki Osako as Policeman |
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Shu Toro as Bookkeeper |
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Hajime Yamaoka as Akahoroshi |
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Yusuke Izumi as Five-Foot Man |
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Mikiko Ichiki as Giant's Wife |
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Yoshiki Shigemitsu as Boy A |
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Taiki Nakai as Boy B |
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Ryo Yoshima as Boy C |
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Kai Miyaguchi as Neighborhood Kid |
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Yuya Kamikawauchi as Neighborhood Kid |
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Shoji Otaki as Neighborhood Kid |
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Yakumo Tsuru as Neighborhood Kid |
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Kosei Hirano as Neighborhood Kid |
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Shiho Kitagawa as Neighborhood Kid |
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Azusa Sasaoka as Neighborhood Kid |
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Nanami Nabemoto as Neighborhood Kid |
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Reina Kishigami as Neighborhood Kid |
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Renji Ishibashi as Shozaburo Aoki |
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Susumu Terajima as Kichiemon Terasaka |
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Kenichi Endo as Juhachiro Suzuta |
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Tetsushi Tanaka as Kanpei Yokokawa |
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Yuji Nakamura as Yogoro Kanzaki |
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Ryo Katsuji as Soemon Aoki |
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Natsuo Ishido as Okinu |
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Tommy's Masa as Yoriki |
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Eiji Minakata as Shojiro Aoki |
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Tadanobu Asano as Jubei Kanazawa |
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Yoshio Harada as Junai Onodera |
| Editing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Editor |
| Directing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Director |
| Production | Nozomu Enoki | Producer |
| Production | Julie K. Fujishima | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Yutaka Yamazaki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Writer |
| Art | Toshihiro Isomi | Production Design |
| Production | Shiho Sato | Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Kono | Associate Producer |
| Art | Masao Baba | Production Design |
| Production | Yasushi Minatoya | Producer |
| Production | Hijiri Taguchi | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Design |
| Art | Hideshi Nakagomi | Decorator |
| Sound | Tablatura | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Yoshinori Aso | Production Manager |
| Production | Morito Ito | Associate Producer |