Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai behind the scenes gags

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

In "Ichimei" is the debut of the second generation lord of the Ii family Bian Shinnosuke , Ii home from third shogun Iemitsu start Tate had six as the post of the Shogunate. The red armor "Akbei" with important symbolic significance in the film was first adopted by the Kai Takeda army and was known as "the strongest unit" at that time. After the destruction of the Takeda family, the name of the strongest army and the red armor were inherited by Bennosuke’s father Naomasa. Therefore, Naomasa was called "Ii Akagi" during the Battle of Sekihara. Naotaka also inherited his father’s bravery and was called "Jing Yi Aka Niu", "Yasha Sweeping Department".
In the movie, there is a statue of a white cat in Ii’s house. Legend has it that on the way back from a hunt, Naotaka saw a white cat beckoning to him in front of Gotokuji Temple. So Naoxiao took a rest in the temple and escaped a heavy rainstorm as a result.
The film is Mitsushima Hikari's first appearance in a period drama. For this reason, she researched Noh and followed her grandmother to learn female red. In addition, she also found the DVD of "せっぷく" to try. Shima Iwashita , who played the daughter of Ban Shiro in "せっぷく", is also Mitsushima Hikari's long-time idol.
Facing the famous Kabuki artist Ebizô Ichikawa for the first time, Miike said to himself, "Just like when you filmed Ultraman Max, you can let Ultraman listen to your orders, even NG, which feels wonderful.
According to Takashi Miike , Ebizô Ichikawa is not only familiar with his own lines, but also can blurt out the lines of all the actors he plays with. In addition, the Kabuki lines that Eilao Zang memorized are all counted by the number of drawers filled with scripts.
Mitsushima Hikari's ability to quickly switch between reality and characters also impressed Mitsushima Hikari, but he also has a difficult opponent, that is, a baby who can cry for up to 6 hours.
In order to play Qianqianyan who is tired of life, Nagayama Eita lost a total of 8 kilograms in two or three weeks, and his actual shooting date was only two days.
Guitar player Muraji Kaori also participated in the recording of the film's soundtrack. The recording day just happened to catch up with the 3.11 March 11 Japan earthquake , so a considerable number of sound engineers did it during the continuous aftershocks .