Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down

Overview

Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.

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Cast

Yuka Takeshima

Masayuki Deai

Yasuyuki Maekawa

Ema Fujisawa

Masaya Kikawada

Toshiya Sakai

Yuichi Haba

Hiroaki Murakami