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By Owen Y (15) on 20 Aug 2012

So utterly depressing, with little redeeming value beyond the beautiful Japanese sets…

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By Barbara Vandenburgh (315) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 15 Aug 2012

A quiet, narratively layered period drama with a focus squarely on character…

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By Jeff Bayer (445) for The Scorecard Review (437) on 12 Aug 2012

Pointless 3D, and with the way the story was told, there were no surprises. It does however feature the most horrific suicide I've watched on film…

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By Nate A (393) on 11 Aug 2012

I'm familiar with a few films from controversial Japanese film maker Takashi Miike…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 26 Jul 2012

In turn, cruel, savage, humane, joyful and finally devastating and visually transcendent. Originally in 3-D…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 25 Jul 2012

The tragedy Miike aims for somehow eludes him within these under-lit interiors and shooting through netting that often blurs facial expressions…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 25 Jul 2012

It's superb filmmaking, uncluttered and utterly assured…

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By Miles Bowe (4) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 24 Jul 2012

The movie is tellingly named after the blunt, informal term for the ritual (hara-kiri means cut belly) and effectively deglorifies these honorable…

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By Scubasteve Walter M (522) on 24 Jul 2012

An excellent remake and a 3D samurai experience of the highest sort…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 23 Jul 2012

A worthy remake of the 1962 classic at just the right time, given the authoritarianism that led to the Fukushima disaster…

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By Pierre C (44) on 21 Jul 2012

Stunning. I wish more Japanese cinema was of this caliber. Loved it…

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By A.j. E (41) on 21 Jul 2012

Eh. Nothing groundbreaking here…

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By Sairz W (35) on 20 Jul 2012

This movie blew my mind... It was utterly heart breaking…

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By Katie L (467) on 20 Jul 2012

Enjoyed the suspense and the twist of seppukku…

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By Alex I (362) on 20 Jul 2012

Rather than the swordplay and battle scenes that typically define the genre, this samurai film centers around the drama and hardships of living…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 18 Jul 2012

A 3-D epic that, despite its title, is more of a soap opera than a swordplay thriller…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 18 Jul 2012

Deftly weaving double plotlines, gorgeous camera work, and deep compassion, Miike contrasts ritualistic honor with the truly honorable, as…

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By Mark Olsen (451) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Jul 2012

Hara-Kiri builds and builds as well, but its revelations are more character-derived that action-oriented, so the film never reaches the cattle-on-fire…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 18 Jul 2012

More moving than shocking, it proceeds slowly and gracefully, and the few scenes of bloodshed are emotionally intense rather than showily sensational…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Jul 2012

What most distinguishes the redo is the often remarkable use of 3-D: Miike turns the format's inherent limitations, especially the tendency…

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