Hana (2006)
Original title: 花よりもなほ
Hana is a 2006 Japanese-language action movie directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa and Arata Furuta.
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.