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Harakiri, a Shochiku production ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; screenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi

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Harakiri, a Shochiku production ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; screenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
Harakiri
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
a Shochiku production ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; screenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Runtime
133
Series statement
Criterion collection DVD videodiscs, 302
Summary
An unemployed samurai in seventeenth-century Japan visits a feudal lord threatening harakiri in the hope that he will be employed, but his request is denied and the warrior is honor-bound to carry out the ritual suicide
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Ritual suicide
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