Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) on Netflix
With his clan stripped of its standing, Hanshiro Tsugumo asks Lord Ii's house to let him perform seppuku in the castle courtyard. Kageyu Saitō answers with the tale of an earlier petitioner.
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Plot summary
A samurai of a clan that has lost its standing, Hanshiro Tsugumo comes to the castle of Lord Ii and asks to perform seppuku in its courtyard. Senior retainer Kageyu Saitō tells him of Motome Chijiiwa, another samurai of the same clan, who made the same request the year before. The Ii retainers judged that Motome was bluffing to obtain money, so they set the ritual for that day and named Hikokurō Omodaka as his second. Motome pleaded for another day and 3 ryō for treatment of his sick wife and child. Saitō urges Hanshiro to give up his request, but Hanshiro will not withdraw it.
Cast
- Gorō Daimonas Priest
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
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- Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, the first 3D film ever to do so.
