| Harakiri | |
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| Directed by | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Screenplay by | Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Based on | "Ibunronin ki" by Yasuhiko Takiguchi |
| Produced by | Tatsuo Hosoya |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima |
| Edited by | Hisashi Sagara |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 133 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Harakiri (切腹, Seppuku[2]) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. It tells the story of the rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo,[3] who requests to commit seppuku (harakiri) within the manor of a local feudal lord, using the opportunity to explain the events that drove him to ask for death before an audience of samurai. The film continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the greatest films of all time.
- ^ a b Galbraith IV 1996, p. 207.
- ^ For the difference between the terms harakiri (腹切り) and seppuku (切腹), see etymology.
- ^ John Berra (2012). Japan 2. Intellect Books. pp. 151–153. ISBN 978-1-84150-551-0.