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.
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Comedy
Stars: Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomoko Tabata, Ryûhei Ueshima
Crew: Hirokazu Kore-eda (Director), Hirokazu Kore-eda (Editor), Nozomu Enoki (Producer), Julie K. Fujishima (Executive Producer), Yutaka Yamazaki (Director of Photography), Satoshi Kohno (Associate Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Shochiku, Shochiku Kyoto Studio, Shochiku Kyoto, Tokyo FM, Bandai Visual, TV Man Union
Runtime: 127 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 03, 2006
IMDb: 4.3
