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1962 · 135 min · NR

Harakiri

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Action, Drama, History

Harakiri (1962) is a Action film, directed by Masaki Kobayashi set in Tokyo during the early modern era. It runs 135 minutes and is rated NR.

A martial arts, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of revenge and power & corruption play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography
Yoshio Miyajima
Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima IwashitaTetsuro TambaMasao MishimaIchirō NakataniKei SatōYoshio Inaba

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
Urban
When
Early Modern

Premise & themes

Premise
Martial Arts
Themes
RevengePower & Corruption
Structure
Frame NarrativeNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Historical Fiction

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