Harakiri (1962) (切腹)
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
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Akira Ishihama
Motome Chijiiwa
Shima Iwashita
Miho Tsugumo
Tetsuro Tamba
Hikokuro Omodaka
Masao Mishima
Tango Inaba
Ichiru014d Nakatani
Hayato Yazaki
Kei Satu014d
Masakazu
Yoshio Inaba
Jinai Chijiiwa
Hisashi Igawa
Retainer
Toru Takeuchi
Retainer
Yoshiru014d Aoki
Tatsuo Matsumura
Crew
- Novel: Yasuhiko Takiguchi
- Director: Masaki Kobayashi
- Screenplay: Shinobu Hashimoto
- Sound: Hideo Nishizaki
- Original Music Composer: Toru Takemitsu
- Art Direction: Shigemasa Toda
- Editor: Hisashi Sagara
- Associate Producer: Gin'ichi Kishimoto
- Art Direction: Junpei Oosumi
- Costume Design: Mitsuzu00f4 Ueda
- Hairstylist: Gyu00f4uemon Kimura
- Assistant Director: Ku00f4ji Niwa
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