Takashi MIIKE 三池崇史
Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai
一命
Nippon Cinema ª
At the end of the samurai era, not much remains of the proud appeal the warriors cultivated over ages. In his second collaboration with renowned producer Jeremy Thomas (MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE) Takashi MIIKE follows up on the action-driven 13 ASSASSINS with this remake of Masaki KOBAYASHI's classic, a surprisingly quiet tale of melancholic nostalgia.
一命
Ichimei
Japan, UK 2011
126 minutes
Director
Takashi MIIKE
Script
Kikumi YAMAGISHI based on a novel by Yasuhiko TAKIGUCHI
Cinematography
Nobuyasu KITA
Music
Ryuichi SAKAMOTO
Production
"Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai" Film Partners
Distribution
Ascot Elite
Cast
Koji YAKUSHO, Ebizo ICHIKAWA, Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Naoto TAKENAKA, Eita
About Takashi MIIKE
三池崇史
Takashi MIIKE was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1960. During his studies at Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, one of his teachers was famous director Shohei IMAMURA. Since his feature debut LADY HUNTER in 1991, MIIKE has created more than 100 films and TV series. Nippon Connection has kept a close eye on his career for almost 20 years, having screened his films ICHI THE KILLER (2001 / NC ’02), THE CITY OF LOST SOULS (2000 / NC ’02), THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001 / NC ’03), LESSON OF THE EVIL (2012 / NC ’14 and NC ’20), and OVER YOUR DEAD BODY (2014 / NC ’15).