5 films match Harakiri
An impoverished ronin, Tsugumo Hanshirō, arrives at the estate of the powerful Iyi clan requesting permission to commit ritual suicide. Questioned by the clan's senior counsellor, he recounts the fate of a younger samurai whose earlier visit exposed the harsh realities behind the clan's code of honour. As Hanshirō reveals his own connection to the incident, the confrontation challenges the principles of loyalty, dignity, and samurai tradition.
The Buddah priest wants the Daughter of the Daimyo to become a priest at the Forbidden Garden. The Daimyo thinks, if he was in Europe, that his daughter should decide on her own, but he is denuciated and has to comit harakiri. She meets Olaf, falls in love and marries him but after a few months he has to return to Europe. She gave birth to a child and is waiting for him, while he marries in Europe. When he comes back to Japan 4 years later, he is accompained by his European wife... (imdb)
Mehmet Ali Erbil's first role in a movie, telling a complicated plot endind with a suicide
AKA: Harakiri
Seeking an honorable end, poverty-stricken samurai Hanshiro(Ebizo Ichikawa) requests to commit hara-kiri in the courtyard of feudal lord Kageyu's estate.Trying to dismiss Hanshiro's wish to save face, Kageyu(Koji Yakusho) recounts the tragic story of a similar plea years ago from young ronin Motome(Eita). But the arrogant lord is unaware of vengeful Hanshiro's bond to Motome. The film is a remake of the 1962 feature directed by Masaki Kobayashi based on the novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi. (ropeofsilicon.com)
Lost Paradise: Riding Habit Harakiri (1990) - Direct-to-Video
Directed by Masami Akita, who is also one of Japan's leading noise musicians under the name Merzbow. With a soundtrack by the director himself, this intense and ultra-gory seppuku film shows a young woman taking her own life by an act of ritual harakiri.
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