Action Drama History Comedy
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.
Directed by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rie Miyazawa
Osae
Renji Ishibashi
Shozaburo Aoki
Natsuo Ishido
Okinu
Junichi Okada
Sozaemon Aoki
Yoshio Harada
Junai Onodera
Hiei Kimura
Kenbo
Tomoko Tabata
Onobu
Tadanobu Asano
Jubei Kanazawa
Sei Hiraizumi
Zenzo
Kenichi Endo
Juhachiro Suzuta
Yui Natsukawa
Oryo
Ryûhei Ueshima
Otokichi
Shohei Tanaka
Shinnosuke
Jun Kunimura
Isekan
Yuji Nakamura
Yogoro Kanzaki
Teruyuki Kagawa
Jirozaemon Hirano
Susumu Terajima
Kichiemon Terasaka
Ryo Kase
Sodekichi
Ryo Katsuji
Soemon Aoki
Katsuo Nakamura
Shigehachi
Tetsushi Tanaka
Kanpei Yokokawa
Yuichi Kimura
Magosaburo
Moeko Ezawa
Omasaru
Arata Furuta
Sadashiro
Seiji Chihara
Tomekichi
Eiji Minakata
Shojiro Aoki
Midori Hiro
Ume
Hajime Yamaoka
Akahoroshi
Tommy's Masa
Yoriki
Nanami Nabemoto
Neighborhood Kid
Mikiko Ichiki
Giant's Wife
Yusuke Izumi
Five-Foot Man
Shu Toro
Bookkeeper
Ohga Tanaka
Yoshibo
Natsumi Iuchi
Yuki
Satoko Yamamura
Grandmother
Hideki Osako
Policeman
Yoshiki Shigemitsu
Boy A
Taiki Nakai
Boy B
Ryo Yoshima
Boy C
Kai Miyaguchi
Neighborhood Kid
Yuya Kamikawauchi
Neighborhood Kid
Shoji Otaki
Neighborhood Kid
Yakumo Tsuru
Neighborhood Kid
Kosei Hirano
Neighborhood Kid
Shiho Kitagawa
Neighborhood Kid
Azusa Sasaoka
Neighborhood Kid
Reina Kishigami
Neighborhood Kid

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