Harakiri (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.
Director:
Masaki Kobayashi
Writer:
Shinobu Hashimoto
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanshiro Tsugumo |
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Akira Ishihama as Motome Chijiiwa |
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Shima Iwashita as Miho Tsugumo |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Hikokuro Omodaka |
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Masao Mishima as Tango Inaba |
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Ichirō Nakatani as Hayato Yazaki |
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Kei Satō as Masakazu |
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Yoshio Inaba as Jinai Chijiiwa |
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Hisashi Igawa as Retainer |
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Toru Takeuchi as Retainer |
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Yoshirō Aoki as |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as |
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Akiji Kobayashi as |
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Kōichi Hayashi as |
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Ryūtarō Gomi as |
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Jo Azumi as |
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Nakajirō Tomita as |
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Shichisaburo Amatsu as |
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Kenzō Tanaka as |
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Shin Nakahara as |
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Tsuneo Ikeda as |
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Minoru Miyagi as |
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Takaaki Kadota as |
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Ichirō Yamamoto as |
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Gen Takasugi as |
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Satoshi Nishida as |
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Tetsuro Komiyama as |
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Shûichirô Narita as |
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Noboru Kasuga as |
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Shinpachi Kura as |
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Kenji Hayashi as |
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Shōtarō Hayashi as |
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Shimezo Kataoka as |
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Bunya Ozawa as |
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Konosuke Takemoto as |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Kageyu Saito |
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
| Writing | Shinobu Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasuhiko Takiguchi | Novel |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara | Editor |
| Art | Shigemasa Toda | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound |
| Art | Junichi Ôsumi | Art Direction |
| Art | Zenichi Tajiri | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mitsuzô Ueda | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gyôuemon Kimura | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshiko Kimura | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Kôji Niwa | Assistant Director |
| Production | Tatsuyo Hosoya | Producer |
| Camera | Yoshio Miyajima | Director of Photography |
