Harakiri

Summary

Harakiri is a film^[1]. Harakiri ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,831 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harakiri's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Harakiri was directed by Masaki Kobayashi^[4].
• Shinobu Hashimoto wrote the screenplay for Harakiri^[5].
• Harakiri's composer is recorded as Tōru Takemitsu^[6].
• Harakiri's genre is action film^[7].
• Harakiri's genre is drama film^[8].
• Harakiri's genre is historical film^[9].
• Harakiri's genre is historical drama^[10].
• Harakiri's genre is samurai cinema^[11].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Tatsuya Nakadai^[12].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Kei Satō^[13].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Rentarō Mikuni^[14].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Shima Iwashita^[15].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Tetsurō Tamba^[16].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Yoshio Inaba^[17].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Akiji Kobayashi^[18].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Akira Ishihama^[19].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Ichirō Nakatani^[20].
• A cast member of Harakiri was Masao Mishima^[21].
• Harakiri's production company is recorded as Shochiku^[22].
• Harakiri's director of photography is recorded as Yoshio Miyajima^[23].
• The original language of Harakiri was Japanese^[24].
• Harakiri's Commons category is recorded as Harakiri^[25].
• Harakiri was distributed by video on demand^[26].
• Harakiri's review score is recorded as 100%^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Harakiri was directed by Masaki Kobayashi^[4]. Shinobu Hashimoto wrote the screenplay for Harakiri^[5]. Cast members include Tatsuya Nakadai^[12], Kei Satō^[13], Rentarō Mikuni^[14], Shima Iwashita^[15], Tetsurō Tamba^[16], and Yoshio Inaba^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1962^[28], September 16, 1962^[29], and August 4, 1964^[30]. The original language of Harakiri was Japanese^[24]. Genres include action film^[7], drama film^[8], historical film^[9], historical drama^[10], and samurai cinema^[11]. Harakiri was distributed by video on demand^[26].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include seppuku^[31], samurai^[32], revenge^[33], suicide^[34], ronin^[35], and Edo period^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 100%^[27], 85/100^[37], 8.6/10^[38], and 4.7/5^[39].

Why It Matters

Harakiri ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,831 views/month).^[2] Harakiri has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Harakiri is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]