HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI

By Takashi MIIKE

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Drama - Completed 2011

A tale of revenge, honour and disgrace centering on a samurai who discovers the fate of his son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2011
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 126 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Takashi MIIKE
    • Writer(s)
    • Kikumi YAMAGISHI
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/6F27-4974-AE78-4F11-5D9C-3
    • Producer(s)
    • Toshiaki NAKAZAWA, Jeremy THOMAS
    • Synopsis
    • A tale of revenge, honour and disgrace centering on a samurai warrior (leading Kabuki star Ebizo Ichikawa), who seeks entry to the estate of a feudal lord (Koji Yakusho) to discover the tragic fate of his ronin son-in-law (played by Eita), setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance.