2007
FUNimation Entertainment
2 h 7 m

2007
FUNimation Entertainment
2 h 7 m

Summary Soza, a warrior better with books than blades, is out to avenge his father and restore honor to his family name. As the blood debt looms, sensitive Soza must decide – to kill or not to kill? From award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Hana deconstructs the samurai legend with laughter and emotion, exploring what happens when those ch...

Directed By: Hirokazu Koreeda

Written By: Hirokazu Koreeda

2007
FUNimation Entertainment
2 h 7 m

2007
FUNimation Entertainment
2 h 7 m

Hana

Name: Hana
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2007-05-06
Duration: 2 min 7 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Jun'ichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Jun Kunimura, Katsuo Nakamura

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Directed By: Hirokazu Koreeda

Written By: Hirokazu Koreeda

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Portland Oregonian

Director Hirokazu Kore-Eda ("Maborosi") brings gentle irony to the samurai genre with Hana.... It's a winner. [4 May 2007, p.38]

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Kore-eda keeps the tone mostly light and frothy, infusing the proceedings even at their darkest moments with humor. Although at times it feels like two or three characters too many have been crammed into its two-hour running time, every one of them is likable to some degree, maintaining the generosity of spirit Kore-eda displayed in his previous films.

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Production Company Shochiku

Release Date May 6, 2007

Duration 2 h 7 m

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Tagline To Kill or Not to Kill, That is the Question.

Website http://kore-eda.com/hana/

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Awards

Nikkan Sports Film Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

San Sebastián International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Asian Film Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Top Cast

Jun'ichi Okada

Aoki Souzaemon aka 'Soza'

Rie Miyazawa

Osae

Arata Furuta

Sadashiro

Jun Kunimura

Isekan

Katsuo Nakamura

Shigehachi

Tadanobu Asano

Jubei Kanazawa

Yoshio Harada

Junai Onodera

Teruyuki Kagawa

Jirozaemon Hirano

Tomoko Tabata

Onobu

Yui Natsukawa

Oryo

Renji Ishibashi

Shozaburo Aoki

Ryûhei Ueshima

Otokichi

Yûichi Kimura

Magosaburo

Seiji Chihara

Tomekichi

Ryo Kase

Sodekichi

Susumu Terajima

Kichiemon Terasaka

Christopher Bevins

Jubei, Tomekichi

Majken Bullard

Shinnosuke

Chris Cason

Magosaburo, Onodera

R. Bruce Elliott

Shigehachi

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