Project Author: David Mills
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Shochiku
Harakiri
Who can fathom the depths of another man's heart?
Genre:
Action, Drama, History
Runtime:
135
Released:
1962
Rating:
8.418
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Shinobu Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Takiguchi
FILM OVERVIEW
Harakiri
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.
DIRECTOR
Masaki Kobayashi
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Masaki Kobayashi (Director)
Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay)
Yasuhiko Takiguchi (Novel)
Gin'ichi Kishimoto (Associate Producer)
Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer)
Hisashi Sagara (Editor)
Shigemasa Toda (Art Direction)
Hideo Nishizaki (Sound)
Junpei Oosumi (Art Direction)
Zenichi Tajiri (Set Decoration)
CAST MEMBERS
Tatsuya Nakadai
Akira Ishihama
Shima Iwashita
Tetsuro Tamba
Masao Mishima
Ichirō Nakatani
Kei Satō
Yoshio Inaba
Hisashi Igawa
Tōru Takeuchi
MORE PRODUCTION
Mitsuzô Ueda (Costume Design), Gyôuemon Kimura (Hairstylist), Yoshiko Kimura (Hairstylist), Kôji Niwa (Assistant Director), Tatsuo Hosoya (Producer), Yoshio Miyajima (Director of Photography)
MORE CAST
Yoshirō Aoki, Tatsuo Matsumura, Akiji Kobayashi, Kōichi Hayashi, Ryūtarō Gomi, Jo Azumi, Nakajirō Tomita, Shichisaburo Amatsu, Kenzō Tanaka, Shin Nakahara, Tsuneo Ikeda, Minoru Miyagi, Takaaki Kadota, Ichirō Yamamoto, Gen Takasugi, Satoshi Nishida, Tetsuro Komiyama, Shûichirô Narita, Noboru Kasuga, Shinpachi Kura, Kenji Hayashi, Shōtarō Hayashi, Shimezo Kataoka, Bunya Ozawa, Konosuke Takemoto, Rentaro Mikuni
