Harakiri (1962)★ 8.8/10
- Drama
- Mystery
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Written by: Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto
Hanshiro Tsugumo requests seppuku at the Iyi estate, but his past ties to a prior suicide expose the clan’s hypocrisy, leading to a tense reckoning.
- Original title
- Harakiri
- Storyline
- A ronin, Hanshiro Tsugumo, arrives at the Iyi Clan's estate, requesting seppuku. The clan elder recounts a brutal recent suicide meant to deter such requests. But Hanshiro’s true motives unfold as he reveals his connection to the deceased, exposing hypocrisy in the samurai code and leading to a tense reckoning.
- Rating
- 8.8 / 10 · 94,238
- Companies
- Shochiku, Cocinor, Euro International Films, Shochiku Films of America, Tempo Films, Artkino Pictures, Gala Film Distributors, Japanski Sinemaskop, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Mainostelevisio (MTV3), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Yleisradio (YLE), Raro Video, The Criterion Collection, Eureka Entertainment, HBO Max
- Release dates
- JP September 16, 1962
- CA January 1, 1963
- FR May 15, 1963
- CH July 18, 1963
- US September 12, 1963
- IT September 20, 1963
- DK January 27, 1964
- MX January 30, 1964
- PL February 1, 1964
- AR April 22, 1964
- XWG June 5, 1964
- HU January 14, 1965
- SE March 8, 1965
- FI April 1, 1967
- UY September 1, 1967
- PT June 3, 1993
- GR January 14, 2005
- NL September 15, 2008
- AE September 26, 2011
- BR September 26, 2011
- GB September 26, 2011
- IN October 4, 2011
- SG October 4, 2011
- IL May 9, 2012
- ES September 19, 2012
- HK April 3, 2021