Harakiri
A Buddhist priest pressures a feudal lord to send his daughter to serve at a sacred garden. When the lord suggests she should choose her own path-as Europeans might-he's condemned and forced to take his own life.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Released
- 1919
- Country
- Germany
Details
Release year: 1919
Storyline
A Buddhist priest pressures a feudal lord to send his daughter to serve at a sacred garden. When the lord suggests she should choose her own path-as Europeans might-he's condemned and forced to take his own life.
Top credits
- Paul Biensfeldt — Daimyo Tokuyawa
Lil Dagover — O-Take-San
Georg John — Buddhist Monk- Meinhart Maur — Prince Matahari
Did you know
• The film was originally released in the United States and other countries as Madame Butterfly because of the source material on which it is based and which also inspired Giacomo Puccini's eponymous 1904 opera.
• Käte Küster's debut.
• Herta Heden's debut,
User reviews
Mainly a curiosity
Early Lang Film
"Fear the unrelenting wrath of the Buddha!"
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
