Harakiri (Fritz Lang) (1919)

1919 · Silent film · 59 min · dir. Fritz Lang

• Drama

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Synopsis

The daughter of a daimyo, one forced to commit harakiri to secure her a future to choose her own destiny, falls in love with and marries a European officer. The officer returns to Europe but promises to come back for her and his new child, but when he comes back to Japan, he brings his European wife.

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Details

Director

Fritz Lang

Writer

John Luther Long

Cinematography

Max Fassbender

Studio

Decla-Bioscop, Decla Film Gesellschaft Holz & Co.

Released

1919-12-18

Running time

59 minutes

Cast & crew

• Fritz Lang Director
• Paul Biensfeldt
• Lil Dagover
• George John
• MMeinhart Maur
• Rudolf Lettinger
• EErner Huebsch
• KKaete Juster
• NNiels Prien

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