Harakiri
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A masterless samurai arrives at a feudal lord's manor requesting to commit ritual suicide, then methodically exposes the clan's corruption through the tragic story of a young ronin who came before him.
Why watch: Won the Cannes Special Jury Prize. Lost the Palme d'Or to nothing but time.
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Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanshiro Tsugumo
Akira Ishihama as Motome Chijiiwa
Shima Iwashita as Miho Tsugumo
Tetsuro Tamba as Hikokuro Omodaka
Masao Mishima as Tango Inaba
Ichirō Nakatani as Hayato Yazaki
Kei Satō as Masakazu
Yoshio Inaba as Jinai Chijiiwa
Hisashi Igawa as Retainer
Toru Takeuchi as Retainer
Yoshirō Aoki
Tatsuo Matsumura
Akiji Kobayashi
Kōichi Hayashi
Ryūtarō Gomi
Crew
Masaki Kobayashi — Director
Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay
Yasuhiko Takiguchi — Novel
Tatsuyo Hosoya — Producer
Yoshio Miyajima — Director of Photography
Hisashi Sagara — Editor
Shigemasa Toda — Art Direction
Junichi Ôsumi — Art Direction
Mitsuzô Ueda — Costume Design
Tōru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
MI
Oct 1, 2026
After over 20 years it remains my favorite film, and one of the most memorable film watching experiences ever.