Japan Synopsis
一命
“Love Honour Revenge.”
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.
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai sits at position #146.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,554 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #674 of 1,933 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, Recorded Picture Company, Sedic International, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Kodansha |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | October 15, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1728196 |