Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Love Honour Revenge.
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: Drama, History
Runtime: 128 min
Release Date: October 15, 2011
Cast
- Koji Yakusho - Kageyu
- Ichikawa Ebizo XI - Hanshirô Tsugumo
- Eita Nagayama - Motome
- Hikari Mitsushima - Miho
- Naoto Takenaka - Tajiri
- Kazuki Namioka - Umanosuke Kawabe
- Hirofumi Arai - Hayatonosho Matsuzaki
- Munetaka Aoki - Hikokuro Omodaka
- Takashi Sasano - Sousuke priest
- Gorō Daimon - Priest
Screenplay
- Yasuhiko Takiguchi (Novel)
- Kikumi Yamagishi (Screenplay)
- Shinobu Hashimoto (Original Film Writer)
Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
Editing: Kenji Yamashita
Production: Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, Recorded Picture Company, Sedic International, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Kodansha, Yahoo! Japan, Yamanashi Broadcasting System, Shochiku, dentsu, OLM, The Asahi Shimbun
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Language: 日本語, Español
Box Office: $5M
Original Language: ja
Themes
Samurai Bushido Honor and Feudal Japan, Samurai and Bushido: Feudal Japan, Samurai Bushido Code and Warrior Honor, Samurai Duel: Sword, Honor, and Blood, Crushing Despair and the Void
Keywords
japan, samurai, asia, honor, poverty, seppuku, code of honor, ronin, shogun, jidaigeki, bushido, daimos, feudal lord, feudal japan, harakiri
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai about?
- A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
- Who directed Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai was directed by Takashi Miike.
- Who stars in Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai stars Koji Yakusho, Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Naoto Takenaka, Kazuki Namioka.
- How long is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai has a runtime of 2h 8m (128 minutes).
- What genre is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is a Drama, History film.
- How much did Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai gross?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai grossed $5M worldwide.
- Where was Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai produced?
- Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai was produced in Japan, United Kingdom.
- What are the themes of Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai?
- The themes of Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai include: Samurai Bushido Honor and Feudal Japan, Samurai and Bushido: Feudal Japan, Samurai Bushido Code and Warrior Honor, Samurai Duel: Sword, Honor, and Blood, Crushing Despair and the Void.