Harakiri
Synopsis
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.
Harakiri (1962) is a 2h 15min action feature film by Masaki Kobayashi. Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi.
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1975 generic
- Valladolid International Film Festival 1965 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1963 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1963 generic
Titles
| Translated title | Harakiri | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Hara-kiri |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | September 15, 1962 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 15, 1962 |
| Theatrical | Canada | January 1, 1963 |
| Theatrical | France | April 30, 1963 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 11, 1963 |
| Theatrical | Italy | September 20, 1963 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | January 27, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 30, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 5, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Spain | November 9, 1965 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | July 17, 1980 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Japanese) | ||
| Home video | Netherlands | September 15, 2008 |
Full credits
| Director | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Cast | Yoshiro Aoki, Hisashi Igawa, Yoshio Inaba, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Ichirō Nakatani (Hayato Yazaki), Tatsuo Matsumura, Masao Mishima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ichiro Nakaya, Kei Sato, Toru Takeuchi, Tetsuro Tamba, Akiji Kobayashi, Nakajiro Tomita, Kōichi Hayashi, Ryūtarō Gomi, Jo Azumi, Shichisaburo Amatsu, Kenzō Tanaka, Shin Nakahara, Tsuneo Ikeda, Minoru Miyagi, Takaaki Kadota, Ichirō Yuki, Gen Takasugi, Satoshi Nishida, Tetsuro Komiyama, Shûichirô Narita, Noboru Kasuga, Shinpachi Kura, Kenji Hayashi, Shōtarō Hayashi, Shimezo Kataoka, Bunya Ozawa, Konosuke Takemoto, Rentaro Mikuni (Kageyu Saito) |
| Screenplay | Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Producer | Tatsuyo Hosoya |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima |
| Editing | Hisashi Sagara |
| Music | Toru Takemitsu |
| Production design | Shigemasa Toda |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki |
| Costumes | Mitsuzô Ueda |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
