Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
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Plot.
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
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Currently Harakiri is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.

Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanshiro Tsugumo

Akira Ishihama
Motome Chijiiwa

Shima Iwashita
Miho Tsugumo

Tetsuro Tamba
Hikokuro Omodaka

Masao Mishima
Tango Inaba

Ichirō Nakatani
Hayato Yazaki

Kei Satō
Masakazu

Yoshio Inaba
Jinai Chijiiwa

Hisashi Igawa
Retainer

Tōru Takeuchi
Retainer

Yoshirō Aoki

Rentaro Mikuni
Kageyu Saito

Masaki Kobayashi
Director

Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay

Yasuhiko Takiguchi
Novel

Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Associate Producer

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer

Hisashi Sagara
Editor

Shigemasa Toda
Art Direction

Hideo Nishizaki
Sound

Junpei Oosumi
Art Direction

Zenichi Tajiri
Set Decoration

Mitsuzô Ueda
Costume Design

Gyôuemon Kimura
Hairstylist

Yoshiko Kimura
Hairstylist

Kôji Niwa
Assistant Director

Tatsuo Hosoya
Producer

Yoshio Miyajima
Director of Photography

Tatsuo Matsumura

Shichisaburo Amatsu

Minoru Miyagi

Takaaki Kadota

Shōtarō Hayashi

Ichirō Yamamoto

Akiji Kobayashi

Kōichi Hayashi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Kenji Hayashi

Shimezo Kataoka

Bunya Ozawa

Konosuke Takemoto

Jo Azumi

Shin Nakahara

Tsuneo Ikeda

Gen Takasugi

Satoshi Nishida

Tetsuro Komiyama

Shûichirô Narita
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1962
Original Name切腹
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
japan
suicide
asia
samurai
revenge
flashback
poverty
seppuku
ronin
17th century
shogunate
jidai geki
bushi
complex
tense
excited
edo period
bakumatsu
distressing
Wiki.
Harakiri (切腹, Seppuku) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. It tells the story of the rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku (harakiri) within the manor of a local feudal lord, using the opportunity to explain the events that drove him to ask for death before an audience of samurai. The film continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the greatest films of all time.
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