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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.
- Tatsuo Hosoya
- Tōru Takemitsu
- 16 September 1962
- Shochiku
With Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba. When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
- (64K)
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Not Rated
- Action, Drama, Mystery
Dec 16, 2022 · Japan, Samurai, Films, Movies, Cinema, Masaki Kobayashi. Language. Japanese. 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.
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Feb 23, 2012 · The ritual act is known as harakiri, or seppuku (which is the film's title in Japanese). It involves using a short blade for self-disembowelment. After the blade plunges in and slices from left to right, a designated master swordsman stands by to decapitate the samurai with one powerful stroke.
Harakiri. Jump to Edit. Summaries. When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity. A samurai, Hanshiro Tsugumo, arrives at the house of the Iyi Clan with an unusual request.
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on May 22, 2023. 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.
Nov 12, 2022 · Harakiri is a revolutionary samurai film, and one that stands today as one of the very best movies of the 1960s. It centers on a man named Tsugumo Hanshirō who visits a clan of samurai, stating...