Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    Aug 16, 2012
    100
    Takashi's film is sumptuous, with rich cinematography, costumes and set design. Half the time it is a game of chess - the battle of wits between Motome and the lord. Half of the time it is a moving melodrama.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    Jul 17, 2012
    100
    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is more than just another bid for respectability, like "13 Assassins" -it may well be Miike's best film, a patient, ominous piece of epic storytelling that conscientiously rips the scabs off the honorable samurai mythology.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    Jul 20, 2012
    90
    With this sober, mournful, gorgeously mounted and marvelously acted drama, Miike connects himself to the greatest traditions of Japanese film and to the period of historical self-examination that followed the debacle of World War II. And he also crafts one hell of a fable of heroism.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    Jul 19, 2012
    83
    Arriving on the heels of "13 Assassins," Miike's gloriously irreverent take on the samurai action genre, Hara-Kiri seems conventional by his standards, especially in a long middle section that occasionally dips into sentimentality.

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Jayadev
    8
    It is the remake of an legendary movie to make this generation to realize the the power of sacrifice and honor. Movie is slow in parts but the thin story line holds you till last moment. A must watch for the samurai fans.… Full Review »
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