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(Graphic) Real Samurai demonstrating voluntary Harakiri with pig intestines (1880s) (media.piefed.social)
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i'm having a hard time finding who took this photo. it's either felice beato or kusakabe kimbei.

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

AFAIK theres no difference. "Harakiri" was just what the nobility called it condescendingly when poor people did it. It's not a verb vs noun thing.

The subject being a samurai means they would probably employ a kaishaku to retain their honour. The role of kaishaku was given to someone skilled and trusted, because they had to cut as much as possible in a single blow without beheading the subject thus destroying their honour.