2006·Action·2h 7m
7.1
★
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
samurai
revenge
18th century
jidaigeki
edo period
feudal japan
slum dwellers
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Cast
Junichi Okada
Sozaemon Aoki
Rie Miyazawa
Osae
Arata Furuta
Sadashiro
Teruyuki Kagawa
Jirozaemon Hirano
Tomoko Tabata
Onobu
Ryûhei Ueshima
Otokichi
Yuichi Kimura
Magosaburo
Ryo Kase
Sodekichi
Seiji Chihara
Tomekichi
Sei Hiraizumi
Zenzo
Moeko Ezawa
Omasaru
Yui Natsukawa
Oryo
Crew
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Editor
Yutaka Yamazaki
Director of Photography
Satoshi Kono
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
sam
7.2★ · 06/19/25
I like this one. Very relaxed movie. Has a lot of Kore-Eda’s signature charm that I missed dearly in The Third Murder. A lot to unpack about ideas of masculinity and revenge. But it’s 1:30 AM so I won’t be doing that.
And thus concludes my viewing of Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s feature length filmography. Easily my favourite director of all time. Even amongst his worst films are great. And when he heats up, his best films create a sense of humanity unrivalled by anybody. I’ve cried tears to Nobody Knows and i’ve laughed through Broker. I’ve solemnly contemplated Still Walking and been swept away in the magic of I Wish. Kore-Eda’s films have given me new perspective on life, and helped me through struggles of my own, of identity, and of the future. While I will likely rarely return to titles like Maborosi & Our Little Sister, Kore-Eda has given me many films I will cherish for the rest of my life, and the man shows little sign of slowing down. My GOAT.
Getting back on the Weerasethakul grind tomorrow
And thus concludes my viewing of Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s feature length filmography. Easily my favourite director of all time. Even amongst his worst films are great. And when he heats up, his best films create a sense of humanity unrivalled by anybody. I’ve cried tears to Nobody Knows and i’ve laughed through Broker. I’ve solemnly contemplated Still Walking and been swept away in the magic of I Wish. Kore-Eda’s films have given me new perspective on life, and helped me through struggles of my own, of identity, and of the future. While I will likely rarely return to titles like Maborosi & Our Little Sister, Kore-Eda has given me many films I will cherish for the rest of my life, and the man shows little sign of slowing down. My GOAT.
Getting back on the Weerasethakul grind tomorrow
I like this one. Very relaxed movie. Has a lot of Kore-Eda’s signature charm that I missed dearly in The Third Murder. A lot to unpack about ideas of masculinity and revenge. But it’s 1:30 AM so I won’t be doing that.
And thus concludes my viewing of Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s feature length filmography. Easily my favourite director of all time. Even amongst his worst films are great. And when he heats up, his best films create a sense of humanity unrivalled by anybody. I’ve cried tears to Nobody Knows and i’ve laughed through Broker. I’ve solemnly contemplated Still Walking and been swept away in the magic of I Wish. Kore-Eda’s films have given me new perspective on life, and helped me through struggles of my own, of identity, and of the future. While I will likely rarely return to titles like Maborosi & Our Little Sister, Kore-Eda has given me many films I will cherish for the rest of my life, and the man shows little sign of slowing down. My GOAT.
Getting back on the Weerasethakul grind tomorrow
And thus concludes my viewing of Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s feature length filmography. Easily my favourite director of all time. Even amongst his worst films are great. And when he heats up, his best films create a sense of humanity unrivalled by anybody. I’ve cried tears to Nobody Knows and i’ve laughed through Broker. I’ve solemnly contemplated Still Walking and been swept away in the magic of I Wish. Kore-Eda’s films have given me new perspective on life, and helped me through struggles of my own, of identity, and of the future. While I will likely rarely return to titles like Maborosi & Our Little Sister, Kore-Eda has given me many films I will cherish for the rest of my life, and the man shows little sign of slowing down. My GOAT.
Getting back on the Weerasethakul grind tomorrow
Iekb
6.0★ · 04/20/25
If, after living his whole life, your father left you nothing but hate, it would be unbearably sad.
film molto carino e divertente, a tratti profondo. La genialata dell'anti-samurai, oltre ad essere ironicamente dolce, regge tutto il resto, insieme anche alla tematica vendetta legata inevitabilmente al rapporto padre/figura patriarcale -- figlio.
If, after living his whole life, your father left you nothing but hate, it would be unbearably sad.
film molto carino e divertente, a tratti profondo. La genialata dell'anti-samurai, oltre ad essere ironicamente dolce, regge tutto il resto, insieme anche alla tematica vendetta legata inevitabilmente al rapporto padre/figura patriarcale -- figlio.
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 05/12/26
Eclectic Sorcerer
7.0★ · 05/12/26
Elías Michel
4.0★ · 08/01/25