Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
Ichimei (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 8min
- Drama
- 20 Jul 2012 (USA)
- Movie
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
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- 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Koji Yakusho | ... |
Kageyu Saito
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| Munetaka Aoki | ... |
Hikokuro Omodaka
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| Naoto Takenaka | ... |
Tajiri
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| Hikari Mitsushima | ... |
Miho
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| Eita Nagayama | ... |
Motome Chijiiwa
(as Eita)
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| Ebizô Ichikawa | ... |
Hanshirô Tsugumo
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| Hirofumi Arai | ... |
Hayatonosho Matsuzaki
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Kazuki Namioka | ... |
Umanosuke Kawabe
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Takashi Sasano | ... |
Sousuke priest
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Ayumu Saitô | ... |
Fujita
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| Goro Daimon | ... |
Priest
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| Takehiro Hira | ... |
Naotaka Ii
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Baijaku Nakamura | ... |
Jinnai Chijiiwa
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Yoshihisa Amano | ... |
Sasaki
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Ippei Takahashi | ... |
Naito
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Directed by
| Takashi Miike | ||
Written by
| Kikumi Yamagishi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Yasuhiko Takiguchi | ... | (novel "Ibun rônin-ki") |
Produced by
| Noguchi. Akemiko | ... | executive producer |
| Tetsu Fujimura | ... | associate producer (as Tetsuya Fujimura) |
| Tatsuro Hatanaka | ... | executive producer |
| Toru Hatori | ... | executive producer |
| Yo Hattori | ... | executive producer |
| Tomoyuki Imai | ... | line producer |
| Yoshio Irie | ... | executive producer |
| Hiroaki Kitano | ... | executive producer |
| Toshiki Komatsu | ... | line producer |
| Noriko Koyanagi | ... | co-line producer |
| Tomoko Machida | ... | executive producer |
| Shigeji Maeda | ... | co-producer (as Sigeshi Maeda) |
| Toshiaki Nakazawa | ... | producer |
| Suketsugu Noda | ... | executive producer |
| Eiichi Noguchi | ... | executive producer |
| Toshiaki Okuno | ... | executive producer |
| Misako Saka | ... | co-producer |
| Shingo Sekine | ... | producer |
| Tôichirô Shiraishi | ... | producer |
| Nobuyuki Tanizawa | ... | co-producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | ... | producer |
| Yasushi Uchida | ... | producer |
| Shinjirô Yokoyama | ... | producer (as Shinjiro Yokoyama) |
| Kensuke Zushi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) |
Cinematography by
| Nobuyasu Kita | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Kenji Yamashita | ||
Editorial Department
| Alex Coppedge | ... | teaser editor |
Casting By
| Yuriko Kitada | ||
Production Design by
| Yûji Hayashida | ||
Art Direction by
| Yûji Hayashida | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kazuto Kagoo | ||
| Akira Sakamoto | ||
Costume Design by
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ||
Production Management
| Shin'ya Zenda | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ryosuke Kanesaki | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Natsuki Kioka | ... | assistant production designer |
| Yasuto Takemura | ... | art coordinator |
Sound Department
| Hiroaki Kanachi | ... | sound |
| Jun Nakamura | ... | sound recordist |
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects / supervising sound designer |
Visual Effects by
| Tsugutaka Fukuoka | ... | visual effects artist |
| Tomonori Horio | ... | compositor |
| Nobuya Ishida | ... | inferno artist |
| Toshiyuki Kimura | ... | matte painter |
| Yoshimi Kosugi | ... | compositor |
| Kaori Ohtagaki | ... | cgi director |
| Yuichi Yamamoto | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Keiji Tsujii | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sinya Kocho | ... | assistant camera |
| Akitoshi Minami | ... | assistant camera |
| Yoshimi Watabe | ... | gaffer |
Additional Crew
| Chiara Gelardin | ... | business and legal affairs |
| Alainée Kent | ... | development executive |
| Jonathan Lynch-Staunton | ... | for hanWay films |
| Fabien Westerhoff | ... | worldwide sales: Hanway Films |
Production Companies
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Sedic International
- Amuse Soft
- Asahi Shimbun
- Dentsu
- Kôdansha
- Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
- Shochiku
- Yahoo Japan
- Yamanashi Broadcasting System
- Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun
Distributors
- Rézo Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Icon Film Distribution (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Premium Film (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Revolver Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Tribeca Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Amuse Soft (2012) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Amuse Soft (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Germany)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2012) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Icon Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Icon Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Imagica (3d stereoscopic coordination)
- Imagica (camera equipment supplied by)
- Imagica (digital intermediate)
- Imagica (prints)
- Japan Pet Model Association (cooperation)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $5,435,358 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first 3D title ever to be shown in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. See more » |
| Goofs | As the wooden wakizashi is pushed into the stomach (after the tip snapped off), you can see that the blade is sliding into the handle. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hanshirô Tsugumo:
A warrior's honor is not something simply worn for show! See more » |