Harakiri (1962) (Seppuku)

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8.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Masaki Kobayashi

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Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanshiro Tsugumo

Akira Ishihama
Motome Chijiiwa

Shima Iwashita
Miho Tsugumo

Tetsuro Tanba
Hikokuro Omodaka

Masao Mishima
Tango Inaba

Ichirô Nakatani
Hayato Yazaki

Kei Sato
Masakazu

Yoshio Inaba
Jinai Chijiiwa

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto
(screenplay)

Yasuhiko Takiguchi

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The killing stroke in storytelling.

13 years, 7 months ago at Jun 22 20:53

Lexi

5 votes

''The suspicious mind conjures its own demons.''

17th Century Samurai story told through clever flashbacks and storytelling thus capturing a fiery tale of revenge, deception and malice.

Tatsuya Nakadai: Hanshiro Tsugumo

Director Masaki Kobayashi, whom also conjured the masterful horror Kwaidan and epic Samurai Rebellion has yet again created another f... read more

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12 years, 4 months ago at Sep 25 21:02

Spike Marshall

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It’s getting quite irritating now with these Samurai Films, as I keep seeing new films which trump my last ‘best Samurai Film I’ve ever seen’ recommendation. While I still hold to the virtues of Sword of Doom and Samurai Rebellion, Harikiri is better on just about every level.

Essentially telling the story of how a conman Ronin was forced to commit Seppuku in the most horrific... read more

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12 years, 6 months ago at Jun 30 17:06

keiju

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This movie is as gorgeous as is gritty and that´s a great plus for me. It brings back to life a very interesting era in the japanese history (although, I must admit, one that has been shown in many movies) and treats it with respect in a disrespectful way. I´ll try to explain this: it´s like thinking of all the stupid things that your old buddies did when you were young with all the love for th... read more

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Description: Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An honorable end to such fate under the samurai code is ritual suicide, or hara-kiri (self-inflicted disembowelment). An elder warrior, Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) seeks admittance to the house of a feudal lord to commit the act. There, he learns of the fate of his son-in-law, a young samurai who sought work at the house but was instead barbarically forced to commit traditional hara-kiri in an excruciating manner with a dull bamboo blade. In flashbacks the samurai tells the tragic story ... (more)

Release date: 4 August 1964
UPC: 037429207321

Tags: 1960s (13), Samurai (11), Japan (10), Drama (8), 1962 (7), Japanese (6), Jidaigeki (4), Suicide (4), Chambara (4), Poverty (4), Bushido (4), Revenge (3), Not Foreign Language (2), East Asia (2), Seppuku (2), Asia (2), Twist (2), Flashback (2), Asian (2), Sword (2)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: June 13th Via: Blu-ray Plot: When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity. Rating: 8.3/10"

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"19.3. 2021 A man wants to commit suicide (harakiri) which is traditionally considered to be a honorable way for a samurai to end his life. However, he also has an interesting and thought-provoking story to tell. The director Kobayashi manages to accurately explaining the absurdity of the old Japanese culture. He made a powerful film about society where honour is considered to be more important than reason."

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