Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) ★★★★☆

一命 Ichimei (original title)

18 | 2h 8min | Drama | Japan

Director: Takashi Miike

Writers: Kikumi Yamagishi (screenplay), Yasuhiko Takiguchi (novel)

Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka

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.


Swashbuckling.