Directed by:
Takashi MiikeScreenplay:
Kikumi YamagishiCinematography:
北信康Composer:
Ryūichi SakamotoCast:
Ebizō Ichikawa, Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Kōji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka, 青木崇高, Hirofumi Arai, Takashi Sasano, Baijaku Nakamura, Kazuki Namioka, 西沢仁太Plots(1)
From visionary auteur Takashi Miike (13 ASSASSINS) comes the story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doorstep of his feudal lord, requesting an honorable death by ritual suicide in his courtyard. The lord threatens him with the brutal tale of Motome, a desperate young ronin who made a similar request with ulterior motives, only to meet a grisly end. Undaunted, the samurai begins to tell a story of his own, with an ending no one could see coming. With stunning cinematography and gripping performances, HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI is a thrilling exploration of revenge, honor, and individuality in the face of oppressive power. (Tribeca Film)
(more)Cast
Ebizō Ichikawa
Best movies:
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Sea Without Exit (2006)
Eita Nagayama
Japan
Best movies:
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)
Hanging Garden (2005)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Hikari Mitsushima
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Kōji Yakusho
Japan
Best movies:
University of Laughs (2004)
Eureka (2000)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Naoto Takenaka
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
青木崇高
Japan
Best movies:
Heavenly Forest (2006)
True Mothers (2020)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
Hirofumi Arai
Japan
Best movies:
Confessions (2010)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Go (2001)
Takashi Sasano
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
Our Mother (2008)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Baijaku Nakamura
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Bunny Drop (2011)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Kazuki Namioka
Japan
Best movies:
The Great Passage (2013)
Fish Story (2009)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
西沢仁太
Japan
Best movies:
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Outrage Beyond (2012)