Harakiri

German Empire, 1919, 80 min

Directed by:

Fritz Lang

Screenplay:

David Belasco (theater play), Max Jungk

Cinematography:

Carl Hoffmann
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Plots(1)

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... (official distributor synopsis)

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