Hana

2006 2h 7m JA

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6.6

SOLID

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6.6

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 67★6.6IMDB · 1,993

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junichi Okada
Sozaemon Aoki
Rie Miyazawa
Osae
Arata Furuta
Sadashiro
Teruyuki Kagawa
Jirozaemon Hirano
Tomoko Tabata
Onobu
Ryûhei Ueshima
Otokichi
Yuichi Kimura
Magosaburo
Ryo Kase
Sodekichi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writers: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tablatura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Junichi Okada and Rie Miyazawa and Arata Furuta carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0464038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs. Yutaka Yamazaki behind the camera. Tablatura scores. Hirokazu Kore-eda cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tablatura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Junichi Okada and Rie Miyazawa and Arata Furuta carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0464038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.