Seppuku the concept to mainstream Western attention. It was staged by the young protagonist in the 1971 dark American comedy "Harold and Maude". In "The Last Samurai", a mortally-wounded Samurai leader Katsumoto performs seppuku with Former US Army Captain Nathan Algren's help. This is also depicted en masse in the movie "47 Ronin" starring Keanu Reeves when the 47 ronin are punished for disobeying the emperor's orders to avenge their master. The act of Harakiri is also explored in Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly". The viral video "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" depicts Mr. Rogers performing seppuku at the end of the
Samurai Warriors Goemon Ishikawa. The PS2 release of "Samurai Warriors" sold a million copies within a month in Japan and reached the Japanese platinum chart with a total of 1.06 million. It was awarded an award of excellence in CESA's 2004 Game Awards and a 34 out of 40 rating from "Famitsu". The game was met with mixed reviews from Western critics. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 73% and 73 out of 100 for the PS2 version, and 71% and 71 out of 100 for the Xbox version. Most reviewers criticized the game's visual and technical similarities to the