Harakiri

1962 · 2h 13m · Not Rated · Japanese · Japan

In 17th-century Japan, impoverished rōnin Hanshirō Tsugumo arrives at the estate of the powerful Iyi clan requesting permission to commit ritual suicide. As the clan recounts the fate of another desperate samurai, Tsugumo gradually reveals a deeply personal connection to the tragedy, exposing the hypocrisy and cruelty hidden beneath the samurai code.