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Harakiri

Who can fathom the depths of another man's heart?

8.4 average rating
8.4
Japanese / 135 MIN. / 1962

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima IwashitaTetsuro TambaMasao MishimaIchirō NakataniKei SatōYoshio InabaHisashi IgawaTōru TakeuchiYoshirō AokiTatsuo MatsumuraAkiji KobayashiKōichi HayashiRyūtarō GomiJo AzumiNakajirō TomitaShichisaburo AmatsuKenzō TanakaShin NakaharaTsuneo IkedaMinoru MiyagiTakaaki KadotaIchiro YamamotoGen TakasugiSatoshi NishidaTetsuro KomiyamaShûichirô NaritaNoboru KasugaShinpachi KuraKenji HayashiShōtarō HayashiShimezo KataokaBunya OzawaKonosuke TakemotoRentaro Mikuni

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