Harakiri (1919)

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Japanese woman falls in love with an American naval officer who then leaves her. She waits for his return while facing social shame and personal heartbreak.

melancholictragicslow-burnvisually stylizedemotionally heavysomberdated-feelingoperatic

What happens

Harakiri, or Madame Butterfly, is a German 1919 silent film directed in Germany by Fritz Lang. It was one of the first Japanese-themed films depicting Japanese culture. 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. The film starred Lil Dagover as O-Take-san. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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