HYPER JAPAN 2012 Christmas

HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI from Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) is set to be released by Revolver Entertainment in cinemas on Friday 4 May and available to own on DVD on Monday 7 May.

HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI is a gripping tale of vengeance set in 17th Century Japan in a remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 cult classic.

Poverty stricken samurai Hanshiro Tsukumo (Ebizo Ichikawa) requests to commit ritual suicide at the House of Ii, run by obstinate Lord - Kageyu Saito (Koji Yakusho), in a desperate attempt for a honourable end. In efforts to persuade Hanshiro to rethink his request, Kageyu tells the tragic story of a similar plea from young ronin Motome (Eita). Hanshiro is stunned by the horrifying details of Motome's fate, but insists on dying with honour. Within moments of his fate at hara-kiri, Hanshiro makes a last request resulting in a shocking revelation of a bittersweet tale of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.

HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI is an intense saga of a man's quest for revenge and honour.

To celebrate the release, we are giving you the chance to win one of two copies, one on DVD and another on Blue-Ray, courtesy of Revolver Entertainment, one of the UK’s leading independent film distribution companies. You can enter the competition by emailing you name and address, along with your preference of DVD or Blue-Ray to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Monday 21 May with the subject line ‘HARA-KIRI competition’. In order to enter, you must be 18 years of age or older.