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Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Ran's Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to commit ritual suicide on his property. Iyi's clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force him to eviscerate himself— but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor. Winner of the 1963 Cannes Film Festival's Special Jury Prize, Harakiri, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (The Human Condition) is a fierce evocation of individual agency in the face of a corrupt and hypocritical system.
Original Release
09/16/1962
US Release
08/04/1964
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Hanshiro Tsugumo |
Akira Ishihama | Motome Chijiiwa |
Shima Iwashita | Miho Tsugumo |
Tetsuro Tanba | Hikokuro Omodaka |
Masao Mishima | Tango Inaba |
Ichiro Nakatani | Hayato Yazaki |
Kei Satô | Masakazu |
Yoshio Inaba | Jinai Chijiiwa |
Hisashi Igawa | Retainer |
Tôru Takeuchi | Retainer |
Directors
Writers
Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tatsuya Nakadai | Hanshiro Tsugumo |
Akira Ishihama | Motome Chijiiwa |
Shima Iwashita | Miho Tsugumo |
Tetsuro Tanba | Hikokuro Omodaka |
Masao Mishima | Tango Inaba |
Ichiro Nakatani | Hayato Yazaki |
Kei Satô | Masakazu |
Yoshio Inaba | Jinai Chijiiwa |
Hisashi Igawa | Retainer |
Tôru Takeuchi | Retainer |
Yoshirô Aoki | Umenosuke Kawabe |
Tatsuo Matsumura | Seibei |
Akiji Kobayashi | Ii Clan Retainer |
Kôichi Hayashi | |
Ryutaro Gomi | General |
Jô Azumi | Ichiro Shimmen |
Nakajirô Tomita | |
Shichisaburô Amatsu | Retainer |
Kenzô Tanaka | |
Shin Nakahara |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tatsuo Hosoya | Producer |
Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
Tsugio Saito | Producer |
Makoto Naito | Producer |