Harakiri
1919 · Movie · 87 min. · Germany
The Buddah priest wants the Daughter of the Daimyo to become a priest at the Forbidden Garden. The Daimyo thinks, if he was in Europe, that his daughter should decide on her own, but he is denuciated and has to comit harakiri. She meets Olaf, a European officer, falls in love and marries him but after a few months he has to return to Europe. She gave birth to a child and is waiting for him, while he marries in Europe. When he comes back to Japan 4 years later, he is accompained by his European wife...
Direction Fritz Lang
Cast Paul Biensfeldt · Lil Dagover · Georg John · Meinhart Maur · Rudolf Lettinger · Erner Huebsch · Kaete Juster · Niels Prien · Herta Heden · Loni Nest
Screenplay Max Jungk · David Belasco · John Luther Long
Cinematography Max Fassbender
Original title Harakiri
5.5
149 votes (FilmAffinity)
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