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Hirokazu Koreeda (written by)
Release Date:
6 May 2007 (USA)
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A troubled young samurai seeks revenge for the death of his father. full summary | add synopsis
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Samurai
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Revenge
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18th Century
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Japan
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missing the point about real heroism
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Hana (International: English title)
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Japan:127 min
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Hong Kong:IIA |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
South Korea:12
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| Where can I buy this movie? | twistdanimator |
| Anyone? | philth_uk |
| A bit boring in some part | weitzar96 |
| English translation? | mark-506 |
| Review from TIFF (positive) | monto |
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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.