Harakiri

Movie Details

Overview

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord’s palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined – and in doing so challenges the clan’s integrity.

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Cast: Akira Ishihama, Hisashi Igawa, Ichirô Nakatani, Kei Satō, Masao Mishima, Shima Iwashita, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Tōru Takeuchi, Yoshio Inaba

Director: Masaki Kobayashi

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: Japan

Release Year: 1962

IMDB Rating: 8.6 (88026 votes)

TMDB Rating: 8.4 (971 votes)

Metacritic: 85

Runtime: 2h 13m

Budget: 15,222 USD

Release Date: 1964-08-04

Awards: Top rated movie #40 | Awards, 9 wins & 3 nominations total

Tagline: The world has never understood why the Japanese prefer death to dishonor! Winner of Prix Special du Jury at Cannes 1963 provides the answer!