Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
is a 2011 Japanese 3D jidaigeki drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas and Toshiaki Nakazawa, who previously teamed with Miike on his 2010 film 13 Assassins. The film is a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film Harakiri.
Plot
In 1635, Tsukumo Hanshiro's clan has lost its status and he requests permission to perform seppuku in the courtyard of the castle of Lord Ii. Senior retainer Saitō Kageyu tells Hanshiro the tale of Squire Chijiiwa Motome, another samurai from the same clan who had visited with the same request the previous year in 1634. Suspecting that he was bluffing in order to obtain money, Ii's retainers scheduled the ritual immediately with Omodaka Hikokurō acting as second. Motome begged for one more day and 3 ryō to treat his sick wife and child. His request was refused, so he began to perform seppuku ineffectively with his bamboo sword, breaking it inside his stomach. Omodaka insisted that he should cut himself more but Saitō eventually chopped off his head to end the suffering.
More details
| author | Yasuhiko Takiguchi |
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| contentLocation | Japan |
| director | Takashi Miike |
| editor | Kenji Yamashita |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | accepting death act battle break chonmage hide hunt kaishakunin kill married ryō second seppuku suffer suit of armor topknot wife and child |
| musicBy | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| nomination | Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| producer | Jeremy Thomas |
| productionCompany | OLM, Inc. |
| publisher | Shochiku |
| theme | 3d japanese jidaigeki |