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Harakiri (1962)

Unrated

Overview

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.

Principal Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
as Hanshiro Tsugumo
Akira Ishihama
as Motome Chijiiwa
Shima Iwashita
as Miho Tsugumo
Tetsur? Tamba
as Hikokuro Omodaka
Masao Mishima
as Tango Inaba
Ichirô Nakatani
as Hayato Yazaki
Kei Sat?
as Masakazu
Yoshio Inaba
as Jinai Chijiiwa
Hisashi Igawa
as Retainer
T?ru Takeuchi
as Retainer
Yoshirô Aoki
as
Tatsuo Matsumura
as
Akiji Kobayashi
as
Kôichi Hayashi
as
Ryûtarô Gomi
as
Jo Azumi
as
Nakajirô Tomita
as
Shichisaburo Amatsu
as
Kenzô Tanaka
as
Shin Nakahara
as
Tsuneo Ikeda
as
Minoru Miyagi
as
Takaaki Kadota
as
Ichiro Yamamoto
as
Gen Takasugi
as
Satoshi Nishida
as
Tetsuro Komiyama
as
Shûichirô Narita
as
Noboru Kasuga
as
Shinpachi Kura
as
Kenji Hayashi
as
Shôtarô Hayashi
as
Shimezo Kataoka
as
Bunya Ozawa
as
Konosuke Takemoto
as
Rentaro Mikuni
as Kageyu Saito