Harakiri (1962)
Kobayashi's 1962 anti-samurai film. The most ruthless dismantling of bushido ever committed to film.
Rentarō Mikuni played the clan official in Harakiri whose insistence on the letter of the honor code produces the film’s atrocity, and the performance is unshakably certain throughout. He appeared in more than a hundred and fifty Japanese films and directed one.
Akira IshihamaKobayashi's 1962 anti-samurai film. The most ruthless dismantling of bushido ever committed to film.
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