Saturday, 9 November 2013

Harakiri (Seppuku) (1962)

Synopsis

A samurai asks permission to practise Seppuku (or Harakiri), ceremony in which he will take away his own life opening his stomach with a short sword while another samurai beheads him. Moreover he requests to tell the story that led him to take such a tragic decision.


Original audio (japanese), subtitles in english
Audio in spanish
Original audio (japanese), subtitles in portuguese

I am not going to make valuations or critiques of this film, judge it by yourselves, just say that it is considered a masterpiece of japanese cinema and of the cinema in general. The script, the characters, the plot...are excellent. See you!

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