More Details

Summary:

After an unemployed warrior is forced to commit harakiri, his father-in-law returns to the scene, seemingly to play out the same agonizing suicide ritual. Tensions grow to excruciating levels until the thrilling climax, when the elder warrior strikes out one last time against the abusive society that crafted such cruelty.

Contributors:

Inaba, Yoshio

Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996

Takiguchi, Yasuhiko, 1924-2004

Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-

Iwashita, Shima, 1941-

Ishihama, Akira

Takemitsu, Toru

Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha

Janus Films

Public Media Home Vision

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Japanese dialogue, English subtitles.

Related Series:

Japanese classic collection

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Harakiri
On container: Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri

Subjects:

Samurai — Japan — Drama

Suicide — Japan — Drama

Japanese language films

Samurai

Suicide

Japan

Genres:

Foreign language films

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

Samurai films

Drama

System Details:

VHS.

Performers:

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama, Yoshio Inaba.

Production Credits:

Executive producer, Tatsuo Hosoya ; screenplay, Shinobu Hashimoto ; photography, Yoshio Miyajima ; music, Toru Takemitsu.

General Notes:

Videocassette release of the 1962 motion picture.
From the novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi.
Cannes Film Festival, 1963: Jury Special Prie (Masaki Kobayashi).

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (134 min.) : sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 9930

ISBNs:

0780014782

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Public Media: HAR 100

OCLC Numbers:

31953003