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Harakiri, Seppuku, Janus Films ; Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; written by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi

Label
Harakiri, Seppuku, Janus Films ; Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; written by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
Harakiri
Oclc number
61157138
Responsibility statement
Janus Films ; Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; written by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Runtime
133
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 302
Sub title
Seppuku
Summary
Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An honorable end to such fate under the samurai code is ritual suicide, or hara-kiri
Table Of Contents
Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Hara kiriHarakiri
Classification
resource.screenwriter
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