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  1. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (一命, Ichimei) is a 2011 Japanese 3D jidaigeki drama film directed by Takashi Miike. It was produced by Jeremy Thomas and Toshiaki Nakazawa, who previously teamed with Miike on his 2010 film 13 Assassins. The film is a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi 's 1962 film Harakiri. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film ...

  2. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai: Directed by Takashi Miike. With Kôji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Hikari Mitsushima. 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.

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    • Takashi Miike
    • 2012-07-20
  3. Synopsis. Love Honour Revenge. 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. Remove Ads.

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    Movie:Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
    Romaji:Ichimei
    Japanese:一命
    Director: Takashi Miike

    Set during the 17th century when the samurai class struggled to find work. Poverty-strickenn samurai Hanshiro (Ebizo Ichikawa) enters the House of Ii, run by Kageyu (Koji Yakusho), and requests to commit seppuku (suicide by disembowelment) in their courtyard. Kageyu believes Hanshiro is bluffing and tells the tale of Motome (Eita), a young ronin wh...

    Remake of 1962 film "Harakiri"(Seppuku), directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
    "Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai" is the first jidaigeki (period drama) film shot in 3D.

    Additional Cast Members: 1. Yoshihisa Amano- Sasaki 2. Goro Daimon- Buddhist priest 3. Takehiro Hira- Naotaka

    Best Cinematography (Nobuyasu Kita) - 2011 (66th) Mainichi Film Awards- January 18, 2012
    Best Cinematography (Nobuyasu Kita) - 2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival- March 4, 2012
  4. Oct 14, 2011 · Almost half a century after "Harakiri" won the Cannes festival's Jury Special Prize, Takashi Miike's 3-D remake, "Ichimei (Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai)," appeared in the Cannes competition ...

  5. Web site: Hara-kiri: The Death of a Samurai: Cannes 2011 Review. Lee. Maggie. The Hollywood Reporter. 19 May 2011. 4 September 2017. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Official Selection . 15 April 2011. Cannes. Web site: Takashi Miike's Epic Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Might Be His Best Film Yet. Michael Atkinson. Village Voice. 20 February 2016.

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  7. Synopsis. Seeking a noble end, poverty-stricken samurai Hanshiro requests to commit ritual suicide at the House of Ii, run by headstrong Kageyu. Trying to dismiss Hanshiro's demand, Kageyu recounts the tragic story of a similar recent plea from young ronin Motome. Hanshiro is shocked by the horrifying details of Motome's fate, but remains true ...

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