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Harakiri (切腹, Seppuku, 1962) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.
A ronin seeks to commit ritual suicide at a feudal lord's palace, but his request is denied after hearing the story of another ronin's death. Harakiri is a critically acclaimed film that explores the themes of honor, corruption and poverty in feudal Japan.
- (69K)
- Action, Drama, Mystery
- Masaki Kobayashi
- 1964-08-04
Feb 23, 2012 · A classic samurai film about honor, morality and ritual suicide. A wandering ronin challenges a powerful clan elder to a duel, and tells a story of another ronin who suffered a humiliating fate.
Dec 16, 2022 · Watch or download Harakiri (1962), a classic jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, about a rōnin who seeks death in a feudal lord's manor. The film features English subtitles and Japanese sound, and is available in 1080P resolution.
- 133 min
- 5.3K
- S2S0w
Jul 20, 2012 · A 2011 remake of a classic Japanese film about a samurai's suicide ritual. Directed by Takashi Miike, starring Koji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki and Naoto Takenaka.
- (9.2K)
- Drama
- Takashi Miike
- 2012-07-20
This mysterious and somber "ronin" (un-retained samurai), Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai), unemployed since the abolition of the Geishu Clan in 1619, requests the temporary hospitality of the Clan in order to end his life as a worthy samurai by committing harakiri.
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Jul 20, 2012 · Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai adds an atypically restrained entry to the Takashi Miike filmography that loses little impact in favoring human drama over action.
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- History, Drama
