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
00:05:53 How shall I respond?
00:10:08 How shall we respond?
00:13:49 I am to show you to the bath.
00:18:22 You mean...
00:24:11 It is a commendable decision.
00:29:01 Come. What keeps you?
00:35:25 Indeed.
00:39:17 was a man of some acquaintance to me.
00:44:43 TO HANSHIRO TSUGUMO
00:48:43 Hayato?
00:52:59 I command you to serve as second for Master Tsugumo.
00:57:57 you may turn your men on me to do what they will.
01:02:26 what are your thoughts on that matter I raised the other day?
01:06:34 In fact, it's hard to see how she could possibly be of my blood.
01:11:07 I can understand abolishing the domains of newer vassals
01:15:40 Motome panicked.
01:20:50 What do you have in mind?
01:27:22 In contrast to many disgraceful ronin
01:35:09 find himself utterly alone in the world
01:38:42 even a man as strong as Motome will go mad trying to protect his family
01:42:21 I think you can understand that.
01:50:53 But I fear...
02:07:45 All our men died of illness.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,213
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line02:07:45
Production Record
DirectorMasaki Kobayashi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes78,008