Hana (2006)

Original title

花よりもなほ

Directed by

Hirokazu Koreeda

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young samurai moves to a poor neighborhood in Edo period Japan with the intent to avenge his father's death. But he finds himself more interested in the daily lives of his eccentric neighbors.

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What happens

Hana - the Tale of a Reluctant Samurai, known in Japan as Hana yori mo Naho (花よりもなほ), is a 2006 Japanese jidaigeki by director Hirokazu Kore-eda. The film was released in the United States by Funimation who also gave it an English-language dub. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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