Does Hana end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hana easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hana

Name: Hana
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Comedy
Released: 2006
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tomoko Tabata

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Produced by Shochiku, Tokyo FM

2006127 min6.6 / 10

A gentle period drama about a reluctant samurai who finds community and purpose among the poor of Edo, ultimately choosing compassion over vengeance.

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.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Grief Support Friendships Inspiring Survival Stories Urban and Small-Town Settings

Genres

Action Drama History Comedy

Keywords

Samurai Revenge 18th Century Jidaigeki Edo Period Feudal Japan Slum Dwellers

Questions people ask

Does Hana end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Hana easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Hana scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Hana violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Hana sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.