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I just heard that there is a remake of Harakiri from 1962
/ Seppuku (original title). I only watched the original one, and I highly recommend it. The remake is by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi The Killer etc.) called Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) Ichimei (original title).
/ Seppuku (original title). I only watched the original one, and I highly recommend it. The remake is by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi The Killer etc.) called Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) Ichimei (original title).
IMDb Review:
Little did I know that when my teacher said that this movie would be one of the best, if not the best, movies I have ever seen, that he would be telling the truth. I thought the movie was great. I thought `Hara-kiri' was very well written and well developed. I originally thought I was in for another Asian samurai movie filled with sword swinging, kung fu action, but it was so much more than that. It was a movie that shined a light on Japanese traditions and the hypocrisy of those in authoritative places. I really enjoyed the movie. It was one of those movies that if you fell to sleep on it or weren't paying attention you couldn't just fall back in line and think you could still follow the story. There was so much going on that you just wanted to give it all your attention. I enjoyed it because even though it `Die Hard' action packed, it still captured you. To one who knows that `hara-kiri' refers to suicide, you would probably assume that the movie would be grim and coarse. However, it was absolutely the opposite. It was a movie that really helped me to appreciate the strong and noble traditions of ancient Japan.
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