Kageyu is willing but regales him with a story of a young samurai who had recently come to his door asking the same thing. Death of a samurai is a thrilling exploration of revenge, honor, and individuality in the face of oppressive power. Death of a samurai adds an atypically restrained entry to the takashi miike filmography that loses little impact in favoring human drama. Death of a samurai is a thrilling exploration of revenge, honor, and individuality in the face of. In 17th century japan, a wandering ronin, hanshiro ebizo ichikawa, arrives at the doorstep of a feudal lord asking permission to commit ritual harakiri suicide by disembowelment, and at first the lord is taken aback by how many recent samurai have killed themselves. Death of a samurai seeking a noble end, povertystricken samurai hanshiro requests to commit ritual suicide at the house of a feudal lord. In japanese w english subtitles a very sad movie that deals with honor, disgrace and revenge which centers on a povertystricken samurai who learns the fate of. It was produced by jeremy thomas and toshiaki nakazawa, who previously teamed with miike on his 2010 film assassins. Death of a samurai miike is singlehandedly bringing the samurai film back to its former glory. But after being told a tragic story of another samurais agonizing suicide, hanshiro sets in a motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of this feudal lord. He turns up at the house of the local lord, asking to use the courtyard for seppuku. Everything you need to know about harakiri movie 2012. Topics drama, action, feudal japan, japan, samurai, ronin, shogun, shogunate, ryo, gold, suicides, seppuku, harakiri language japanese.
A young samurai finds the difficulties of his current life too much to handle alone and decides to make a plea he hopes will end in mercy. Seeking a noble end, povertystricken samurai hanshiro requests to commit ritual suicide at the house of li, run by headstrong kageyu. The title offers a clue that this is not 1 a romcom, 2 a musical and 3 going to end well. Harakiri on dvd january 22, 20 starring ebizo ichikawa.
Geoffrey gilmore, from tribeca film, discusses harakiri, presented by american express. Finding first love in the midst of a violent world kpbs. A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. The death of a samurai, takashi miikes remake of masaki kobayashis 1962 harakiri is expensively mounted with comfortably unobtrusive 3d effects, ceremoniously slow, and oh so.
The film is a 3d remake of masaki kobayashis 1962 film harakiri. So, harakiri 2012 the rehash of masaki kobayashis bleak samurai tale comes as a surprise, which not in an arterial flow of wanton violence, but a quiet, narratively layered period drama with a focus squarely on character. From legendary filmmaker takashi miike assassins, audition, ichi the killer comes a classic tale of honour and revenge amidst the fall of the samurai. Harakiri trailer 2012 takashi miike movie hd youtube. Hanshiro ichikawa, a ronin masterless samurai shows up at the castle of lord kageyu yakusho asking leave to commit harakiri ritual suicide by disembowling himself with his own sword in the castle courtyard. Death of a samurai 2disc special edition bluray film. With stunning cinematography and gripping performances, harakiri. From visionary auteur takashi miike comes the story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doorstep of his feudal. Death of a samurai is a thrilling exploration of revenge, honor and individuality in the face of oppressive power. Death of a samurai, a 3d epic that, despite its title, is more of a soap opera than a swordplay thriller. Death of a samurai, ichimei is a 2011 japanese 3d drama film directed by takashi miike.
Death of a samurai aka ichimei was also one of the first 3d features to debut at the cannes film festival. Adapted from masaki kobayashis celebrated 1962 feature harakiri, hara kiri. This film is a remake of harakiri 1962, one of the great classic samurai films. Death of a samurai a warriors bluff hides a revenge plot in a remake of a 1960s japanese classic, a samurai asks permission to perform suicide at the estate of a. Hanshiro is a ronin, a samurai whos fallen on hard times but not his own sword. He seeks out the aid of the local samurai lord with the confession he must commit ritual suicide, for failing to provide for his family, called harakiri. The movie takes place in the 17th century japan, where the livelihood of people have gotten so bad that some. Death of a samurai, miike seems to come of age, crafting a mature and artful remake of the in the west, takashi miike is best known as the director of shock. T akashi miike follows his elegant, extremely bloody assassins with a sombre, deliberately paced tale of unemployed samurai trying to preserve their dignity in. The 1962 film is my favorite film of all time, so i was very excepted to see the remake knowing it was just that. But kageyu is unaware of the connection between hanshiro and motome, and he underestimates the impact this story will have on hanshiro. Like assassins before it, this film didnt need to be made, butthankfullysince it was made, it was made quite well. Harakiri may well be miikes best film, a patient, ominous piece of epic storytelling that conscientiously rips the scabs off the honorable samurai mythologymiikes movie is filthy with moments of grace, from the rain that slowly turns to snowfall as bad news looms to.
Death of a samurai 2012 trailer official trailer from trailers. With stunning cinematography and gripping performances, hara kiri. But after being told the tragic story of another samurai s agonizing suicide, that of hanshiro s close friend motome, hanshiro sets out on a path of vengeance. Death of a samurai is set in 1600, in a newly peaceful japan. Death of a samurai is takashi miikes 2012 remake of the extraordinary 1962 classic seppuku or harakiri, that. This film is true to the original in plot, and is a good film and benefits from modern advances in cinematography and budget. A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a povertystricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin soninlaw, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord. Harakiri was released in 2012 on friday, july 20, 2012 in limited movie theaters. Undaunted, the samurai begins to tell a story of his own, with an ending no one could see coming. Death of a samurai is a reverent take on the kobayashi classic, with some of miikes most restrained filmmaking. Many japanese are delighted to have the warring states at a relative peace with one another and to get a chance to settle down and make money. Harakiri is the tale of a man who asks to commit ritual suicide in a lords premises. The story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doorstep of his feudal lord, requesting an honorable death by ritual suicide in his cou.
Following on from the excellent assassins takishi miike now remakes another classic samurai story. Revenge, honor and disgrace collide when a samurais request to commit ritual suicide leads to a tense showdown with his feudal lord. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Death of a samurai trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Death of a samurai, a remake of masaki kobayashis 1962 classic, opens with one such warrior approaching the house of ii, only to have his bluff called. Bonjour tristesse, an award winning film blog focusing on current and classic, foreign, independent, and cult cinema. In the middle of a courtyard, surrounded on all sides by pitiless samurai who could be in his place in unluckier circumstances, he draws a. Death of a samurai stars ebizo ichikawa, eita, hikari mitsushima, naoto takenaka the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min, and received a score of 76.