Harakiri

About 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.

Characters

Tatsuya NakadaiHanshiro Tsugumo

Akira IshihamaMotome Chijiiwa

Shima IwashitaMiho Tsugumo

Tetsuro TambaHikokuro Omodaka

Masao MishimaTango Inaba

Ichirō NakataniHayato Yazaki

Kei SatōMasakazu

Yoshio InabaJinai Chijiiwa

Hisashi IgawaRetainer

Toru TakeuchiRetainer

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

Director

Masaki KobayashiDirector