Harakiri
1962 · 135 MIN · IMDB 8.6 · 78,008 VOTES · DIR. Masaki Kobayashi
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,213 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 A SHOCHIKU PRODUCTION
00:05:59 Fine. Show him in.
00:10:18 Blame it on what the Sengoku Clan did.
00:14:13 I am to have an audience with Master Bennosuke?
00:18:44 A most admirable resolve.
00:24:46 May your heart be at peace.
00:32:11 Then again
00:36:08 I wonder if I might not beg his special consideration.
00:41:29 is the seventh anniversary of Nui's passing.
00:45:56 But with the house abolished, it would be pointless.
00:50:09 what a very odd coincidence.
00:54:14 If I were the extortionist you say
00:59:55 flotsam from the Battle of Sekigahara.
01:03:53 She's young and beautiful
01:08:27 But I knew he loved Miho
01:12:45 you can sit here like this without answering to a superior
01:18:03 Like he's on fire.
01:25:31 But Motome did not return.
01:31:25 Miho wept.
01:37:35 But it was he who declared his wish to commit harakiri.
01:41:04 That's not for me to say.
01:45:30 not their lives.
02:06:46 Hanshiro Tsugumo has been killed, Counselor.
12:00:00 without any means of livelihood...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,213
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line12:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes78,008