Hara Kiri: Death of a Samurai

2013 • 127 minutes

About this movie

From legendary filmmaker Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Audition) comes a classic tale of love, honour and revenge amidst the fall of the Samurai in 17th Century Japan. Seeking a noble end, poverty-stricken Samurai Hanshiro requests to commit ritual suicide at the House of Li, run by headstrong Kageyu. But after being told a tragic story of another Samurai's agonizing suicide, Hanshiro sets in a motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of this feudal lord."Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai" Film Partners.

Ratings and reviews

This film is good but a few moments I had to turn away from watching because it was a bit disturbing. Probably more scarier than some horror films...

Continuing in the great history of Japanese cinema this movie has the emotional depth of a Kurosawa classic. It is a contemporary masterpiece.

Awesome movie