Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

2011

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama, History

Status

Released

Original language

JA

Country

Japan, United Kingdom

Director

Takashi Miike

Production

Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, Recorded Picture Company, Sedic International, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Kodansha, Yahoo! Japan, Yamanashi Broadcasting System, Shochiku, dentsu, OLM, The Asahi Shimbun

Revenue

$5,435,358

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Kageyu

Ichikawa Ebizo XI

Hanshirô Tsugumo

Eita Nagayama

Motome

Hikari Mitsushima

Miho

Naoto Takenaka

Tajiri

Kazuki Namioka

Umanosuke Kawabe