Harakiri

Harakiri

135 mins | Drama, Action, History | Sept. 15, 1962

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.

Harakiri

135 mins | Drama, Action, History | Sept. 15, 1962

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.
IMDb rating 8.6
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 切腹
Directors Kôji Niwa, Masaki Kobayashi
Writers Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Hanshiro Tsugumo

Akira Ishihama

as Motome Chijiiwa

Shima Iwashita

as Miho Tsugumo

Tetsurō Tamba

as Hikokuro Omodaka

Masao Mishima

as Tango Inaba

Ichirô Nakatani

as Hayato Yazaki

Kei Satō

as Masakazu

Yoshio Inaba

as Jinai Chijiiwa

Hisashi Igawa

as Retainer

Tōru Takeuchi

as Retainer

Rentaro Mikuni

as Kageyu Saito