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Writer:
Hirokazu Koreeda (written by)
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Release Date:
6 May 2007 (USA) more
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A troubled young samurai seeks revenge for the death of his father. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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Cast

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Junichi 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
Ryuuhei Ueshima ... Otokichi
Yûichi Kimura ... Magosaburo
Seiji Chihara ... Tomekichi
Ryo Kase ... Sodekichi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hana (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Japan:127 min
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Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | South Korea:12
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missing the point about real heroism, 5 April 2007
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Author: screaminmimi from United States

I think the first reviewer misses the point of Kore-Eda's work. He has an almost documentarian's way of showing human behavior. It's decidedly not theatrical. His characters are flawed, real people. Soza-sensei's abhorrence of violence is not undercut by his fear of being sliced up. He discovers the strength to be a real human being amid what he comes to recognize as counterproductive posturing.

The 47 Ronin subplot is not a distraction. It's a mirror of Soza's choosing life over revenge. Susumu Terajima hits just the right note as the surviving Ronin. If you don't know Japanese history and myth-making, it might seem like a distraction, but it is the point of the whole story, that a slavish devotion to the ideals of Bushido is in conflict with living an authentically human life.

Besides, Rie Miyazawa is a total hoot in the play within a play. It is a pleasant surprise that Kore-Eda can do comedy and still keep it real. I was beginning to think that he was only good at grimness, but I was reminded of the small comic touches in "Nobody Knows" and "Afterlife." I can't remember if there was anything funny in "Mabarosi." I just remember how depressing it was.

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