Dramatically compelling and emotionally intense, Harakiri is a certified classic of Japanese film, and a riveting study of samurai codes of honor. Unlike Kurosawa's rousing samurai epics, this is an uncompromisingly tragic tale, exposing the hypocrisy of 17th-century Japanese society with its story of a family destroyed by the cruelty of feudalism toward warriors in peacetime. The film is truly Shakespearean in its emotional scope, embodied by the unforgettable performance of Tatsuya Nakadai (star of Kurosawa's Ran) as an elder warrior seeking revenge for the unnecessary seppuku (ritual suicide) of his beloved son-in-law. Director Masaki Kobayashi begins at story's end, then recounts the narrative (adapted from a novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi) as told by Nakadai's character. The effect is almost unbearably suspenseful, leading to an explosive climax of supreme defiance and samurai swordplay, erupting from a battle of wills, called bluffs, and hotly defended honor. For connoisseurs of samurai action, Harakiri is not to be missed.
Spezifikation
- Medium
- DVD
- Darsteller
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama, Tetsuro Tamba
- Regisseur
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Sprache
- Japanisch (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono)
- Untertitel
- Englisch
- Produktionsjahr
- 1962
- Spieldauer
- ca. 133 Minuten
- DVD Features
- Donald Richie Introduction, Originaltrailer, Masaki Kobayashi Interview, Weitere Interviews, Postergallerie, 32-seitiges Booklet
- Bildformat
- 2,35:1 (anamorph / 16:9)
- Veröffentlichung
- 23.08.2005
- Originaltitel
- Harakiri
- Herstellungsland
- Japan
- Verpackung
- Keep Case (Amaray)
- Regionalcode
- 1 (nur mit codefree Player abspielbar)
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