Genres
Duration
135 min
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Rating
8.4
Release Date
September 15, 1962
Harakiri
Original title: 切腹
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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 cast
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Character:
Hanshiro Tsugumo
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Akira Ishihama
Character:
Motome Chijiiwa
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Shima Iwashita
Character:
Miho Tsugumo
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Tetsuro Tamba
Character:
Hikokuro Omodaka
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Masao Mishima
Character:
Tango Inaba
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Ichirō Nakatani
Character:
Hayato Yazaki
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Kei Satō
Character:
Masakazu
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Yoshio Inaba
Character:
Jinai Chijiiwa
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Hisashi Igawa
Character:
Retainer
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Tōru Takeuchi
Character:
Retainer
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Yoshirō Aoki
Character:
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Tatsuo Matsumura
Character:
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Akiji Kobayashi
Character:
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Kōichi Hayashi
Character:
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Ryūtarō Gomi
Character:
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Jo Azumi
Character:
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Nakajirō Tomita
Character:
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Shichisaburo Amatsu
Character:
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Kenzō Tanaka
Character:
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Shin Nakahara
Character:
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Tsuneo Ikeda
Character:
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Minoru Miyagi
Character:
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Takaaki Kadota
Character:
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Ichirō Yamamoto
Character:
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Gen Takasugi
Character:
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Satoshi Nishida
Character:
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Tetsuro Komiyama
Character:
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Shûichirô Narita
Character:
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Noboru Kasuga
Character:
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Shinpachi Kura
Character:
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Kenji Hayashi
Character:
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Shōtarō Hayashi
Character:
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Shimezo Kataoka
Character:
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Bunya Ozawa
Character:
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Konosuke Takemoto
Character:
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Rentaro Mikuni
Character:
Kageyu Saito
