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Following the collapse of his clan, unemployed samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to commit ritual suicide on his property. Iyi's clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for charity, try to force him to eviscerate himself - but they have underestimated his honor and his past. Winner of the 1963 Cannes Film Festival's Special Jury Prize, Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri is a scathing denouncement of feudal authority and hypocrisy.
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Features:
| Disc 1:
Exclusive Video Introduction by Japanese-film Historian Donald Richie
Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2:
Rare excerpt of a Director's Guild of Japan Video Interview with Director Masaki Kobayashi, conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda (Double Suicide)
New Video Interviews with Star Tatsuya Nakadai and Screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto
Poster Gallery
Plus - 32-page Booklet featuring a New Essay by Film Scholar Joan Mellen and a reprint of her 1972 Interview with Kobayashi | Video:
| | Widescreen 2.35:1 B&W (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Mono
| Subtitles:
| | English
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| Studio: Criterion
Production Year: 1962
Release Date: 8/23/2005
Length: 133 mins
Rating: NR
| Packaging: Custom Case
Number of Discs: 2
Disc: SS-DL
Item Code: HAR110
UPC Code: 037429207321
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