Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

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Hagrid S Feb 13, 2018 If you are going to enjoy this movie, you will have to go in with a certain perspective. The fact that it was made by master of brutality Takashi Miike fresh of the heels of 13 Assassins led me to think it was going to a type of movie that it most definitely wasn't. Whereas 13 Assassins was an insanely brutal and gory action-revenge film, Hara Kiri is very much a drama. 13 Assassins I enjoyed a hell of a lot more, but Hara Kiri was much more a classical samurai movie. I guess Miike wanted to make a more traditional samurai movie. Well props to him, because I guess he succeeded. The problem is that most traditional samurai movies are very slow, nihilistic, and unfulfilling. There are exceptions, like the Lone Wolf & Cub series, but for the most part that's what I've seen in them. Hara Kiri is the same. It's long, depressing, uncomfortable, and the end is aggravatingly unfulfilling. Maybe if the film had a stronger ending I would have liked it more, but it felt like a long road to nowhere with no satisfaction. That's sort of the point, I get that, but that doesn't mean I liked it. If you're a fan of traditional samurai dramas then you'll probably like this fine. The visuals are nice, costumes and sets are great, and the acting is incredibly good. For me though, I was mostly just bored. I respected it more than I liked it. Take that for what it's worth. See more

Hagrid M Jan 14, 2017 So dramatic. Watching this movie makes me confused.

George L May 26, 2013 It isn't as tension-filled just like the original 1962 masterpiece but this one has some goods in store too like visuals, more poverty scenes and performance. See more

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