Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai adds an atypically restrained entry to the Takashi Miike filmography that loses little impact in favoring human drama over action.
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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

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Movie Info
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Director -
Takashi Miike -
Producer -
Toshiaki Nakazawa , Jeremy Thomas -
Screenwriter -
Kikumi Yamagishi -
Distributor -
Tribeca Film -
Production Co -
Kôdansha , Dentsu , Oriental Light and Magic , Recorded Picture Company (RPC) -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 20, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 22, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$60.2K -
Runtime -
2h 6m