Movie · 1962

Harakiri

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

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Austere Slow burn Ritualized violence Anti feudal Class resentment Moral indictment

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Release
1962
Runtime
135 min
Director
Masaki Kobayashi

Synopsis

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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