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* PoorCommunicationKills: Hanshiro blames the Ii clan for not asking ''why'' Motome asked for a day or two's respite, but it's really the Ii clan's and Motome's fault equally for him not explaining that [[spoiler: he needed to check up on his deathly ill wife and son, and he was trying to scam money out of the clan in order to pay a doctor who could save them. This might've delayed Motome's harakiri and removed Hanshiro's motivation to exact vengeance on the Ii clan, and possibly saved Miho and Kingo, too.]]
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Hanshiro blames the Ii clan for not asking ''why'' Motome asked for a day or two's respite, but it's really the Ii clan's and Motome's fault equally for him not explaining that [[spoiler: he needed to check up on his deathly ill wife and son, and he was trying to scam money out of the clan in order to pay a doctor who could save them. This might've delayed Motome's harakiri and removed Hanshiro's motivation to exact vengeance on the Ii clan, and possibly saved Miho and Kingo, too.]]]] Of course, the Ii's clan lack of reaction to learning the truth demonstrates that even if Motome explained the situation, the clan would never accept it and persist in forcing Harakiri.
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* VillainRespect: Early on, Saito begins to admire and respect the sincerity of Hanshiro's commitment to harakiri, offering him several chances to rest inside and indulging in his storytelling. [[spoiler: This rapidly vanishes once he realizes Hanshiro's true intentions.]]
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The Ii clan has multiple opportunities to demonstrate true honor or compassion. [[spoiler: And they fail each and every single one of Hanshiro's tests, from failing to commit harakiri after losing their topknots, to refusing to admit wrongdoing and provide Hanshiro with an apology to offer the deceased Motome, and finally to covering up their failures to maintain their own reputation. By the film's end, the clan is ''keenly'' aware of their own hypocrisy and are forced to live with that shame for the rest of their lives.]]
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* InternalRetcon: Imposed by Saito in the aftermath of the film's events. [[spoiler:To admit that a lowly Ronin defeated three of the Ii clan's most important retainers and took their topknots, killed and wounded several more in the fight in the Ii clan courtyard, threw their clan armor to the ground, and eventually forced them to use a weapon as dishonorable as a gun to put him down for good would mean a disastrous loss of face. So he orders two of the three retainers to [[LaserGuidedKarma commit seppuku]] (the third already had) and lists them and the other men who died as having 'died of illness.' Hanshiro Tsugumo is recorded as having committed harakiri honorably, and this is treated as if it were unrelated to the deaths of the 'ill' retainers. Despite these edicts, someone still collects the labeled top knots of the dishonored samurai, implying the truth might still get out.]]
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* InternalRetcon: Imposed by Saito in the aftermath of the film's events. [[spoiler:To admit that a lowly Ronin defeated three of the Ii clan's most important retainers and took their topknots, killed and wounded several more in the fight in the Ii clan courtyard, threw their clan armor to the ground, and eventually forced them to use a weapon as dishonorable as a gun to put him down for good would mean a disastrous loss of face. So he orders two of the three retainers to [[LaserGuidedKarma commit seppuku]] (the third already had) and lists them and the other men who died as having 'died of illness.' Hanshiro Tsugumo is recorded as having committed harakiri honorably, and this is treated as if it were unrelated to the deaths of the 'ill' retainers. Despite these edicts, someone still collects the labeled top knots topknots of the dishonored samurai, implying [[AmbiguousEnding the truth might still get out.]] ]]]]
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* WrittenByTheWinners: The sad thing about the ending is that the truth about Hanshiro's deeds will be lost to history because the only account will be written by his enemies. [[spoiler:Though one of the laborers tasked with cleaning up the bloody mess takes one of the labeled top knots, implying the truth might still get out.]]
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* WrittenByTheWinners: The sad thing about the ending is that the truth about Hanshiro's deeds will be lost to history because the only account will be written by his enemies. [[spoiler:Though one of the laborers tasked with cleaning up the bloody mess takes one of the labeled top knots, topknots, implying the truth might still get out.]]
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Both [[spoiler: Miho and Hanshiro. Hanshiro's narration reveals Miho outlived her son Kingo by 3 days, and her father Hanshiro outlives them both. In addition, Hanshiro raised his son-in-law Motome as his own son, meaning he may consider himself the victim of this '''thrice over.''' Part of why Hanshiro is so willing to commit seppuku is his despair at being the last of his family.]]
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Hanshiro blames the Ii clan for not asking ''why'' Motome asked for a day or two's respite, but it's really the Ii clan's and Motome's fault equally for him not explaining that [[spoiler: he needed to check up on his deathly ill wife and son, and he was trying to scam money out of the clan in order to pay a doctor who could save them. This might've delayed Motome's harakiri and removed Hanshiro's motivation to exact vengeance on the Ii clan, and possibly saved Miho and Kingo, too.]]
