A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the cruel fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a well-respected feudal lord.
Just as its title implies, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is a remake of the great 1962 classic Harakiri (a.k.a. Seppuku). Being directed by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi the Killer), it's a well-composed and beautifully shot movie where the violence takes a backseat and leaves more room for the unfolding of a tragic tale of samurai honor and revenge. It doesn't come close to the original, but Miike does a great job at honoring the minimalistic approach with the cinematography, and his idea of gore is of course way bloodier than it was in the 60's.
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Genre: Drama
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