" Strangulation would be too harsh a punishment,” he said. “Ordering him to slit his belly open like a true samurai would be another matter, however.” Shuri looked at Usaemon with mocking eyes. Then he gave two or three hard shakes of his head. “No, that animal doesn’t deserve seppuku. Strangle him! Strangle him! "

― Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories