Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Movie · NR · 128 min · ★ 7.2 · 76% critics
A struggling samurai seeks answers after learning what happened to his ronin son-in-law, and his search turns into a confrontation with a powerful feudal household. As honor and disgrace collide, long-held grievances build toward a tense reckoning.
Based on Harakiri
Also known as Hara-Kiri · Harakiri
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Details
- Original title
- 一命
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-10-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (203 votes)
About
If you enjoy somber samurai dramas about honor, revenge, and social pressure, this delivers steady tension and a grim mood; Not for you if you want fast action or a lighter tone like When the Last Sword Is Drawn.
Pros: tense moral standoff; strong period atmosphere; themes of honor | Cons: deliberate pacing; heavy dialogue; bleak tone
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- asia
- honor
- poverty
- seppuku
- code of honor
- ronin
- shogun
- jidaigeki
- bushido
- daimos
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Asian Film Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Koji Yakusho
as Kageyu
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
as Hanshirô Tsugumo
Eita Nagayama
as Motome
Hikari Mitsushima
as Miho
Naoto Takenaka
as Tajiri
Kazuki Namioka
as Umanosuke Kawabe
Hirofumi Arai
as Hayatonosho Matsuzaki
Munetaka Aoki
as Hikokuro Omodaka
Takashi Sasano
as Sousuke priest
- GD
Gorō Daimon
as Priest
Directed by Takashi Miike