Harakiri (1962)
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.
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Top Billed Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita
Runtime: 135 minutes
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Akira Ishihama
Motome Chijiiwa
Shima Iwashita
Miho Tsugumo
Tetsuro Tamba
Hikokuro Omodaka
Masao Mishima
Tango Inaba
Ichirō Nakatani
Hayato Yazaki
Kei Satō
Masakazu
Yoshio Inaba
Jinai Chijiiwa
Hisashi Igawa
Retainer
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Toru Takeuchi
Retainer
Yoshirō Aoki
Tatsuo Matsumura
Akiji Kobayashi
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Kōichi Hayashi
Ryūtarō Gomi
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Jo Azumi
Nakajirō Tomita
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Shichisaburo Amatsu
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Kenzō Tanaka
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Shin Nakahara
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Tsuneo Ikeda
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Minoru Miyagi
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Takaaki Kadota
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Ichirō Yamamoto
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Gen Takasugi
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Satoshi Nishida
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Tetsuro Komiyama
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Shûichirô Narita
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Noboru Kasuga
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Shinpachi Kura
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Kenji Hayashi
Shōtarō Hayashi
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Shimezo Kataoka
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Bunya Ozawa
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Konosuke Takemoto
Rentaro Mikuni
Kageyu Saito
