Quite a while ago (1980-something) I saw a film called "Hara Kiri" but was too young to understand the meaning or significance of said film. Of course I remember bits of that film and a few days ago I saw this which is a remake of the film but by a more well known director Tikashi Miike. Movies from Miike are a hit or miss affair but I enjoyed this along with his previous samurai epic "
13 assassins". This is the first time I have heard of a Japanese film being remade by a Japanese director. Unfortunately I cannot comment on how it holds up compared to the original as can't remember much of the previous film. If I am to go by the standards of Chinese/Japanese/Korean Hollywood remakes, maybe then it is a pile of rubbish. I don't understand why this came out as a 3D movie in the cinemas as the is nothing to it that can/will add depth. Like most period melodramas, this one being no different: starts off slow; drawing you in. I would recommend this movie BUT if you do not have the patience for a slooow build-up you'd rather look elsewhere as without character and story development you will not understand the story. The actual seppuku or suicide scene is the most brutal and hard to watch scenes I have ever seen and yet is completely necessary to the story. This is one film that did leave me emotionally drained but still a great watch. Hard to recommend but definitely up there with Miike's earlier work "
13 assassins".
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