Hana

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

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