Harakiri

Down-on-his-good fortune veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the wealthy House of Iyi. Unemployed, and without a own family, he hopes to find an area to dedicate seppuku—and a worth second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi extended family questions the ronin’s remedy and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of looking for charity in place of an honorable cease. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the distinction between honor and respect, and promises to have a look at the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.