A closeup of Hangan's suicide. Here he pulls the dagger across his stomach, and then pulls it out to give to Yuranosuke: "Yuranosuke, I leave you this dagger as a memento. Avenge me!"

Source: Kara Kabuki no Miryouku (Tankousha, 1973) author: Toita Yasuji; photos: Yoshida Chiaki, #57