Hana (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) VCD
Asano Tadanobu (Actor)
| Okada Junichi (Actor)
| Miyazawa Rie (Actor)
| Kore-eda Hirokazu (Director)
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Kevin Kennedy
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July 17, 2007
This customer review refers to Hana (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)
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July 17, 2007
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A pacifist samurai's dilemma
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In "Hana", Okada Junichi plays an earnest young samurai who is called upon by his family to seek vengeance against his father's killer. Okada has traveled to Edo and taken up residence in a tenement slum in order to seek the killer. Eventually, Okada finds him, but he knows that his fighting skills are entirely inadequate for his task. Moreover, our young samurai basically is a pacifist, someone who loves people and really is interested only in trying to improve their lot. What is a pacifist samurai to do? That is the dilemma at the heart of this charming film. This summation, however, fails to really capture this movie. The central plot is secondary to the director's larger concern, which is to immerse us deeply within the life of this good-hearted tenement community, make us care about its residents, and give us a sense of what it might be like to live among them. Consequently, we learn about a whole host of interesting characters and observe a multiplicity of intersecting story lines. If you seek an action movie or a taut, tightly-paced thriller, then "Hana" is not the film for you. If you revel in the gentle and affectionate exposition of wonderfully human characters, then you will be enthralled. The film looks great and its ensemble cast is superb. Very, very highly recommended! |
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