Genres: Drama
Languages: No Language
Year: 1919
Vote: 5.8
Festival & Award: Cannes - Jury Prize
Harakiri
The showmakers
Overview
The daughter of a Daimyo, one forced to commit harakiri to secure her a future to choose her own destiny, falls in love with and marries a European officer. The officer returns to Europe but promises to come back for her and his new child, but when he comes back to Japan, he brings his European wife.
Indie vibes check
A Masaki Kobayashi film with a strong artistic vision and non-mainstream production approach.