Ross notes, "It is commonly pointed out that
hara-kiri is a vulgarism, but this is a misunderstanding.
Hara-kiri is a Japanese reading or
Kaynak: SeppukuSeppuku is often referred to as "
hara-kiri" in English, hence the English title of the film. He is told to live so that he can care for
Kaynak: Harakiri (1962 film)Harakiri (or
hara-kiri) most often refers to a form of seppuku (or ritual suicide), often miswritten as "harikari". It may also refer to
Kaynak: Harakiri (disambiguation)Mitsutoshi then performed his famous and unpredicted act of committing
hara-kiri while writing a poem on a door with blood from his
Kaynak: Akechi Mitsuharu