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Harakiri · LeviOsa

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1962·NR

What befalls others today, may be your own fate tomorrow.

ActionDramaHistory2h 15m

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Tomatometer

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96%

Popcornmeter

8.4

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorMasaki Kobayashi

ReleasedSep 15, 1962

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Shochiku

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Hanshiro Tsugumo

Akira Ishihama

Akira Ishihama

Motome Chijiiwa

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Miho Tsugumo

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Hikokuro Omodaka

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Tango Inaba

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Hayato Yazaki

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Masakazu

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Jinai Chijiiwa

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Retainer

Toru Takeuchi

Retainer

Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

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Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Reviews

9 reviews · 6 critics · 2 fans

8 fresh · 0 rotten

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Wael Khairy

RTRogerEbert.comSep 23, 2022

Masaki Kobayashi’s “Harakiri” illustrates the samurai code as a flawed system hiding behind a façade of honor and principle—it is undeniably the greatest anti-samurai film ever made.

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Roger Ebert

RTRogerEbert.comMar 18, 2016

It would be wrong for me to reveal the details of the story Tsugumo tells. What I can say is that it is heartbreaking.

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Michael Sragow

RTThe New YorkerSep 15, 2014

The film has a steady, hypnotic momentum; the director, Masaki Kobayashi, wrings as much drama out of facial twitches as he does out of sword fights.

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Yasser Medina

RTCinefiliaSep 5, 2024

Kobayashi establishes his aesthetic signature and maintains the balance of a tense and tragic narrative to interrogate the honor, bravery and hypocrisy of a feudal system, with a highly organic performance from Tatsuya Nakadai. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Harakiri

Released

Sep 15, 1962

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

2h 15m

Status

Released

Studio

Shochiku

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