Harakiri (1962)
1962 film by Masaki Kobayashi
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Samurai film
- Director
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Screenplay
- Shinobu Hashimoto
- Music
- Tōru Takemitsu
- Cinematography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Editing
- Hisashi Sagara
- Starring
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Kei Satō, Rentarō Mikuni, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurō Tamba, Yoshio Inaba, Akiji Kobayashi, Akira Ishihama
- Running time
- 135 minutes
- Production company
- Shochiku
- Distributor
- Shochiku, Netflix
- Box office
- $15,000
- Set in
- Edo
Harakiri (Japanese: 切腹, Hepburn: Seppuku) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. It tells the story of the rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo, who requests to commit seppuku (harakiri) within the manor of a local feudal lord, using the opportunity to explain the events that drove him to ask for death before an audience of samurai. The film continues to receive critical acclaim, often considered one of the greatest films of all time.
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Kei Satō
- Rentarō Mikuni
- Shima Iwashita
- Tetsurō Tamba
- Yoshio Inaba
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Akira Ishihama
- Ichirō Nakatani
- Masao Mishima
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1584406 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.