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Harakiri

Original title: Seppuku
  • 1962
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
60K
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POPULARITY
3,033
163
Harakiri (1962)
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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 ... Read allWhen 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.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.

  • Director
    • Masaki Kobayashi
  • Writers
    • Yasuhiko Takiguchi
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
  • Stars
    • Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Akira Ishihama
    • Shima Iwashita
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    60K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,033
    163
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Yasuhiko Takiguchi
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Stars
      • Tatsuya Nakadai
      • Akira Ishihama
      • Shima Iwashita
    • 299User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #45
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 3 nominations

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    Tatsuya Nakadai in Harakiri (1962)
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    Tatsuya Nakadai and Tetsurô Tanba in Harakiri (1962)
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    Tatsuya Nakadai in Harakiri (1962)
    Tatsuya Nakadai in Harakiri (1962)
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    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • Hanshiro Tsugumo
    Akira Ishihama
    Akira Ishihama
    • Motome Chijiiwa
    Shima Iwashita
    Shima Iwashita
    • Miho Tsugumo
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    • Hikokuro Omodaka
    Masao Mishima
    Masao Mishima
    • Tango Inaba
    Ichirô Nakatani
    Ichirô Nakatani
    • Hayato Yazaki
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Masakazu
    Yoshio Inaba
    Yoshio Inaba
    • Jinai Chijiiwa
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Retainer
    Tôru Takeuchi
    • Retainer
    Yoshirô Aoki
    • Umenosuke Kawabe
    Tatsuo Matsumura
    Tatsuo Matsumura
    • Seibei
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    • Ii Clan Retainer
    Kôichi Hayashi
    Ryûtarô Gomi
    Ryûtarô Gomi
    • General
    Jô Azumi
    • Ichiro Shimmen
    Nakajirô Tomita
    Shichisaburô Amatsu
    • Retainer
    • Director
      • Masaki Kobayashi
    • Writers
      • Yasuhiko Takiguchi(novel "Ibun rônin ki")
      • Shinobu Hashimoto(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While filming, Tatsuya Nakadai was afraid during most of the sword and spear fighting scenes because real swords were being used, a practice now forbidden in Japanese films. His concern was not alleviated even though professional swordsmen were employed during the choreographed swordplay.
    • Goofs
      After Motome's seppuku, when Omodaka steps forward and chops Motome's head off (supposedly), he visibly stops his swing before striking Motome's neck (naturally, since real swords were used).
    • Quotes

      Hanshiro Tsugumo: What befalls others today, may be your own fate tomorrow.

    • Connections
      Featured in Through the Mist (2009)

    User reviews299

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    10/10
    200 Proof
    This film is the purest distillation of the spirit of Greek tragedy ever put on celluloid. Yes, this is a review of Seppuku, a Japanese film released in 1962. Perhaps it took a non-Westerner, free of all of the cultural baggage and ridiculous associations, to see straight into the heart of the tragic mode and make it palpable and alive in the twentieth century. That is not all: the black and white cinematography is both formally assured and often outrageously daring; the soundtrack is one of the finest efforts of the greatest Japanese composer of the 20th century (or any century for that matter); the acting is demonically inspired; and the narrative is relentlessly gripping and involving. The film illuminates the relationship between the individual and society and between society and history. It is a tender meditation on familial love and the ties of friendship that transcend even death. This film will cut open your bowels, pull your soul out, and force you to stare it in the face. There may be other films that attain similar heights, but I cannot imagine any film, ever, being more perfect. Forget Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai, the Godfather, etc. etc. all of those commodified canonical works that everybody raves about because everybody else is raving about them. Don't get me wrong, they're fine--but this stuff is 200 proof. See it today. Buy it yesterday.
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    • Duree
    • Nov 8, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hara-Kiri
    • Filming locations
      • Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,222
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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