Stars
Jun'ichi Okada
Rie Miyazawa
Arata Furuta
Jun Kunimura
Katsuo Nakamura
Tadanobu Asano
Yoshio Harada
Teruyuki Kagawa
Tomoko Tabata
Yui Natsukawa
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Jun'ichi Okada | Character: Aoki Souzaemon aka 'Soza'
Actor: Rie Miyazawa | Character: Osae
Actor: Arata Furuta | Character: Sadashiro
Actor: Jun Kunimura | Character: Isekan
Actor: Katsuo Nakamura | Character: Shigehachi
Actor: Tadanobu Asano | Character: Jubei Kanazawa
Actor: Yoshio Harada | Character: Junai Onodera
Actor: Teruyuki Kagawa | Character: Jirozaemon Hirano
Actor: Tomoko Tabata | Character: Onobu
Actor: Yui Natsukawa | Character: Oryo
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Shozaburo Aoki
Actor: Ryūhei Ueshima | Character: Otokichi
Actor: Yûichi Kimura | Character: Magosaburo
Actor: Seiji Chihara | Character: Tomekichi
Actor: Ryô Kase | Character: Sodekichi
Actor: Susumu Terajima | Character: Kichiemon Terasaka
Actor: Christopher Bevins | Character: Jubei, Tomekichi
Actor: Majken Bullard | Character: Shinnosuke
Actor: Chris Cason | Character: Magosaburo, Onodera
Actor: R. Bruce Elliott | Character: Shigehachi
Actor: Ken'ichi Endō | Character: Actor
Actor: Moeko Ezawa | Character: Okatsu
Actor: Caitlin Glass | Character: Onobu
Actor: Sei Hiraizumi | Character: Zenzo
Actor: Chuck Huber | Character: Otokichi
Actor: Natsuo Ishidô | Character: Actress
Actor: Jim Johnson | Character: Shozaburo
Actor: Ryô Katsuji | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiei Kimura | Character: Ken-bo
Actor: Melanie Mason | Character: Oryo
Actor: Robert McCollum | Character: Soza
Actor: Mike McFarland | Character: Sodekichi
Actor: Eiji Minakata | Character: Actor
Actor: Andy Mullins | Character: Suzuta
Actor: Kate Oxley | Character: Yoshibo
Actor: Jerry Russell | Character: Zenzo
Actor: Carrie Savage | Character: Osae
Actor: Ian Sinclair | Character: Souemon
Actor: Laurie Steele | Character: Okatsu
Actor: Mark Stoddard | Character: Sadashiro
Actor: Ohga Tanaka | Character: Yoshibo
Actor: Shohei Tanaka | Character: Shinnosuke, Osae's son
Actor: Tetsushi Tanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: J. Michael Tatum | Character: Kanzaki, Kichiemon, Shojiro
Actor: Andrew Tipps | Character: Ronin
Actor: Masa Tommies | Character: Actor
Actor: Kent Williams | Character: Isekan
Actor: Travis Willingham | Character: Yokokawa
Actor: Stephanie Young | Character: Okinu
[Directors Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Nozomi Enoki | Role: Producer
Name: Julie K. Fujishima | Role: Producer
Name: Satoshi Kôno | Role: Producer
Name: Yasushi Minatoya | Role: Producer
Name: Shiho Satô | Role: Producer
Name: Hijiri Taguchi | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Tablatura | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yutaka Yamazaki | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Masao Baba | Role: Production Designer
Name: Toshihiro Isomi | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Kazuko Kurosawa | Role: Costume Designer
[Makeup Department]
Name: Mitsuyo Takasaki | Role: Makeup Department
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Haruhito Naka | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yutaka Tsurumaki | Role: Sound Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Christopher Sabat | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
Hana: The Tale of a Reluctant Samurai | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1034683673/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1034683673/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563493774867.mp4?Expires=1788468597&Signature=bLCDFrr28fLfdIqIjf~nSCOMQfPoZdpLk-246ZiAO~0o6o2ncS2xZvmgHeQl2r4tQqehY4RB6h171RvhLgXzw0SVhrGsW5NmVJEpSpInJhBZisKlIOF0ccMiQYN6GFSMySape66xbYwapO1Tb3YZg-l~hBWDJy7kA7v52kmGZ8sOjxL9n7od8UyntP8vmR1hzAFCppe4aSG6Qnimf9nPYzW2W5dMejFbF6Lc-nRnOrPoLtqCwp479a1M9HHHhbMHRNAeflMVSV0-5gmMvT8WwM~64qOhjcFU2LV7YKAOsS7OlH1tQ8WwGWLt-R87HhM~pY7guUH3xPCe~qroL4zhyw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Release Schedule
Japan: June 3, 2006
Canada: September 7, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 27, 2006 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
Greece: September 28, 2006 (Athens International Film and Video Festival)
Canada: October 3, 2006 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: October 8, 2006 (closing film, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
Hong Kong: October 12, 2006
South Korea: October 16, 2006 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 25, 2006 (BFI London Film Festival)
Japan: October 25, 2006 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Brazil: October 31, 2006 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Italy: December 2006 (Rome, Asian Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 25, 2007 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
South Korea: April 19, 2007
United States: May 6, 2007
Australia: June 14, 2007 (Sydney International Film Festival)
Taiwan: June 23, 2007 (Taipei Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2007 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Spain: July 13, 2007
Brazil: September 30, 2007 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
United States: June 30, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Taiwan: October 12, 2018
Awards
Nominee | 2006 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Hirokazu Koreeda, Hana
Nominee | 2007 | Asian Film Awards | Asian Film Award | Best Actress | Rie Miyazawa, Hana
Winner | 2006 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Ishihara Yujiro New Actor Award | Jun'ichi Okada, Hana, Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Box Office
Spain: USD 60886
Japan: USD 458706
South Korea: USD 46505
Period: Aug 24 – 26, 2007 | Rank: 48 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 60886 | Interval gross: USD 2177 | Per theater average: USD 544