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By Zacho D (182) on 30 Dec 2012

With a powerful story and a masterful paced narration, this beautifully shot drama works in depth and emotion…

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By Marc L (980) on 09 Dec 2012

Excellent remake of the 60s original, exploring the empty rhetoric of 'honour' and the hypocritical formality so often cloaking the arrogance…

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By Roman R (421) on 20 Nov 2012

Du grand film de samourai a l'ancienne et donc bien loin des combats mais s'axant sur l'aspect honneur et ce dramatique aussi de cette période…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 19 Nov 2012

It is a slow paced movie but I was never once bored by the story, and it is probably Miike's most visually engrossing movie ever…

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By Tero H (302) on 08 Nov 2012

Brutal melodrama is brutally slow and uneventful…

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By Samuel T (91) on 06 Nov 2012

Wealth can't buy class; whilst class doesn't guarantee wealth! Rings true till today. Great acting and cinematography. Sugoi…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 23 Oct 2012

This film aims at your heart, grabs hold, and doesn't let go until the finale. Absolutely beautiful yet undeniably sad…

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By Mark K (1,243) on 05 Oct 2012

A solid samurai movie with some slow moments…

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By Yuston S (14) on 26 Sep 2012

I thought 13 Assassins was a departure from the Miike catalog but Hara-Kiri is surprisingly short on action…

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By Sandy R (121) on 23 Sep 2012

Takashi Miike's gorgeously mounted and superbly acted samurai revenge tragedy…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 22 Sep 2012

Reveals yet another facet of this always-unpredictable filmmaker: a flair for compassionate, humane melodrama…

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By Peter F (998) on 18 Sep 2012

At least for now, it seems that Takashi Miike has put behind art-tinted torture porn for remakes of old samurai films…

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By Nick O (721) on 06 Sep 2012

Surely Takashi Miike has to be Japan's Soderbergh, the way he works in various genres and seems to never stop making quality film…

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By Peter W (1,106) on 06 Sep 2012

A decent period Samurai film reminiscent of the late 60's style. Worth checking only if you're a fan of traditional Japanese samurai films…

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By Alex A (1,180) on 05 Sep 2012

Miike deepens his restraint here, handling a complicated tale of misfortunate destinies set during a time of peace…

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By Alex C (1,429) on 01 Sep 2012

Not your typical Takashi Miike movie. There's not surreal silliness there to break up the serious tone…

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By Paul N (1,195) on 29 Aug 2012

Takashi Miike, great Tarantino's friend and colleague, let the horror for a drama set in the samurai era…

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By Koh M (57) on 23 Aug 2012

Miike did it gracefully, a proof that his true talent is not only limited to gory exploitation movies…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 21 Aug 2012

Miike's remake is actually less intense than the original…

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Review of Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

By Jess L (793) on 20 Aug 2012

Takashi Miike is nothing if not a defier of stereotypes…

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