Released:
2006-06-03

Overview:
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

Runtime:
2h 7min

Genre:
Action, Drama, History, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Junichi Okada
  as
  Sozaemon Aoki
• 
  Rie Miyazawa
  as
  Osae
• 
  Arata Furuta
  as
  Sadashiro
• 
  Teruyuki Kagawa
  as
  Jirozaemon Hirano
• 
  Tomoko Tabata
  as
  Onobu