Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Love Honour Revenge.

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, Recorded Picture Company

2011128 min7.2 / 10

A grave, visually composed meditation on honor, sacrifice, and the crushing weight of feudal codes, told through a samurai's descent into tragedy and vengeance.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Does Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.

  • Is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity90

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Surprise20

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Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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