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Watch: 切腹 1962 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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 (self-inflicted disembowelment). An elder warrior, Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) seeks admittance to the house of a feudal lord to commit the act. There, he learns of the fate of his son-in-law, a young samurai who sought work at the house but was instead barbarically forced to commit traditional hara-kiri in an excruciating manner with a dull bamboo blade. In flashbacks the samurai tells the tragic story of his son-in-law, and how he was forced to sell his real sword to support his sick wife and child. Tsugumo thus sets in motion a tense showdown of revenge against the house..
Plot: 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.
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Reviews:

“I came here with every intention of dying.”
Unlike all the Kurosawa films I’ve seen, this one has a principal protagonist that announces his intention early in the story and then takes the viewer on a stunning journey of revenge that’s entirely unexpected. Director Masaki Kobayashi prepares the viewer with a preliminary accounting of the fate of thousands of unemployed Samurai as a result of the 17th Century dissolution of the Japanese Shogunate. Masterless Samurai, or ronin, appear at the doorstep of a feudal lord requesting a place in which to perform ritual suicide, but for the dishonorable, this effort is merely a ploy to accept some small token of monetary value before moving on. “Harakiri” tells the story of two such ronin, and until we learn the true relationship of both men to each other, the viewer is at a loss to understand the real motivation of Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai). With frequent forays into the past utilizing a series of flashbacks, Tsugumo relates the story of his son-in-law, helpless in the face of his wife’s deteriorating physical condition and unable to seek medical attention for their sick baby due to lack of resources.

What I found quite clever about the story was the absence of the three men Tsugumo called for to be his seconds for the purpose of hara-kiri. One realizes that it can’t be simple coincidence that none of these men are available, as the story swerves to a desperate climax that pits Tsugumo against the entire House of Iyi. What would have been a tremendous let down in the story is avoided when Tsugumo follows through on his original mission, unable to physically overpower all the retainers employed by the clan’s Master. So many films have the story’s hero defeat an overwhelming number of rival opponents that it reduces the credibility factor to zero. At the point Tsugumo knows he can no longer pursue a fight strategy, he takes his life in the ritual manner.

For followers of Japanese cinema, this film is a must see, with it’s emphasis on honor, loyalty and embracing the truth of one’s convictions. Tsugumo’s unselfish final act unmasks the hypocrisy of the feudal lord’s position, and mocks the cowardice of it’s counselor Saito (Rentarô Mikuni). An appropriate amount of swordplay attends the story without becoming excessive, allowing for the more subtle aspects of Tsugumo’s strategy to take over the narrative, which it does in compelling fashion.

Other Information:

Original Language ja
Runtime 2 hr 13 min (133 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Action, Drama, Mystery
Director Masaki Kobayashi
Writer Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto
Actors Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita
Country Japan
Awards 9 wins & 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 3,665 m (Sweden), 3,686 m (11 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Shochiku Grandscope (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm