Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Name: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Genre: Drama
Released: July 20, 2012
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 76

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Tribeca Film | Release Date: July 20, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Revenge, honor and disgrace collide when a samurai's request to commit ritual suicide leads to a tense showdown with his feudal lord. [Tribeca Film]

Director: Takashi Miike

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 126 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Aug 16, 2012

Takashi's film is sumptuous, with rich cinematography, costumes and set design. Half the time it is a game of chess - the battle of wits between Motome and the lord. Half of the time it is a moving melodrama. Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

Jul 20, 2012

With this sober, mournful, gorgeously mounted and marvelously acted drama, Miike connects himself to the greatest traditions of Japanese film and to the period of historical self-examination that followed the debacle of World War II. And he also crafts one hell of a fable of heroism. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Jul 19, 2012

More moving than shocking, it proceeds slowly and gracefully, and the few scenes of bloodshed are emotionally intense rather than showily sensational. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 19, 2012

With its lethargic pace, Hara Kiri may disappoint more often than it delights, but the payoff is extreme in more ways than one. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Jul 26, 2012

It's superb filmmaking, uncluttered and utterly assured. Miike places us in the household of Li, offering up rich, deep colors, with an almost painterly exploration of fields of depth and volume. Read full review

Mark Olsen

Jul 19, 2012

Hara-Kiri builds and builds as well, but its revelations are more character-derived that action-oriented, so the film never reaches the cattle-on-fire craziness of its predecessor. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Jul 16, 2012

Takashi Miike lets his familiar tastelessness get the better of him, relishing the grisly seppuku-by-bamboo in unnecessary detail. Read full review

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Jayadev

Jan 26, 2013

It is the remake of an legendary movie to make this generation to realize the the power of sacrifice and honor. Movie is slow in parts but the thin story line holds you till last moment. A must watch for the samurai fans.

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