Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Unforgiven without sword fights. An unemployed samurai requests ritual suicide in a wealthy clan's courtyard. His true goal is exposing the clan's hypocrisy. Koji Yakusho's villainy elevates the familiar plot.

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Takashi Miike directed Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai in 2011. See Takashi Miike's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Miike, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Miike.

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai was released in 2011 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.