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Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Ran's Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to commit ritual suicide on his property. Iyi's clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force him to eviscerate himself— but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor. Winner of the 1963 Cannes Film Festival's Special Jury Prize, Harakiri, directed by Masaki Kobayashi (The Human Condition) is a fierce evocation of individual agency in the face of a corrupt and hypocritical system.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Binding | Blu-ray |
| EAN | 0715515087513 |
| Label | Criterion Collection |
| List Price | $39.95 |
| Manufacturer | Criterion Collection |
| Product Group | DVD |
| Product Type Name | ABIS_DVD |
| Publisher | Criterion Collection |
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Title | Harakiri (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] |
| UPC | 715515087513 |
| Format | Widescreen |
| Release Date | 2011-10-04 |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Languages | English |
| SKU | AW9CFG715515087513 |
| Actor | Akira Ishihama |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.77:1 |
| Audience Rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 1962-01-01 |
| Region Code | 1 |
| Running Time | 133 |
| Theatrical Release Date | 1962 |
| Director | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Additional Features |
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User Reviews: Harakiri (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
Featured Review
September 30, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Reviewed by MattH.
Pros: an unusual samurai masterpiece; reference video transfer
Cons: nothing worth mentioning
Cons: nothing worth mentioning
Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi had been directing films for ten years when he helmed what is undoubtedly his masterpiece Harakiri. In a riveting combination of dramatic narrative and thrilling action set pieces, Kobayashi fashions a new kind of samurai movie: not the fast-paced, no-holds-barred thrillfests that Akira Kurosawa had made so popular, but rather a thoughtful and more pessimistic look at the tradition that alternately celebrates and condemns it all at once. Even with one of the most adventuresome climaxes in movie history, the movie is really a think piece, and what it asks viewers to consider is heady stuff indeed.
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