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VIFF 2011: HARAKIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI Review

Takashi Miike might get away with remaking a little seen samurai flick like The Thirteen Assassins (1963), but Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri is another story. The 1962 original, a masterpiece in pacing and storytelling, is a well distributed, widely seen and...

Full Trailer For Miike's HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI

The first 3D film ever screened in official selection in Cannes, Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (Ichimei) proved to be divisive among audiences. A remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 picture, the film moved much more slowly than audiences...

A Clip From Miike's HARA-KIRI (ICHIMEI)

The reaction to Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (Ichimei) was decidedly split, with the film skewing far more towards melodrama than many were expecting from a 3D samurai picture coming on the heels of 13 Assassins. The idea...

Cannes 2011: First Teaser For Takashi Miike's HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI

Japan's Takashi Miike wowed audiences around the world with his outstanding samurai epic 13 Assassins - a film I firmly believe will go down as one of his career best - and he remains in that classic style with upcoming...

Cannes 2011: First Image From Takashi Miike's HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI

Cult director Takashi Miike turned heads around the globe with his handsome samurai drama 13 Assassins, a film for which he put away his trademark gonzo style and focused instead on simply putting together a well crafted, well told story....