Harakiri
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.
Year: 1962
Studio: Shochiku
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsuro Tamba, Masao Mishima, Ichirō Nakatani
Crew: Masaki Kobayashi (Director), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Yasuhiko Takiguchi (Novel), Gin'ichi Kishimoto (Associate Producer), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer), Hisashi Sagara (Editor)
Runtime: 135 minutes
Release: Sep 15, 1962
IMDb: 8.43/10 by 1,202 users
Popularity: 11
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : suicide, japan, samurai, asia, flashback, revenge, poverty, black and white, seppuku, ronin, jidaigeki, edo period, 17th century, philosophical, shogunate, complex, bushi, bakumatsu, complicated, distressing, excited
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