Harakiri

Japan,1962.Drama,135 minuten.Taal: Japans, ondertitels: Engels.Geregisseerd door Masaki Kobayashi met Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni en Akira Ishihama.In het 17e-eeuwse Japan is er een periode van vrede aangebroken. Veel clans raken daardoor ontbonden: samurai raken werkloos. Enkelen van hen dreigen met harakiri, ofwel rituele zelfmoord, in de hoop op een aalmoes. Zodra een oudere strijder aanklopt bij het huis van Iyi om daar harakiri te plegen lijkt het er op dat ook hij uit is op een vlugge zakcent. Toch blijken zijn intenties oprechter dan aanvankelijk gedacht wordt.

Harakiri (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-Ray en DVD)

Of all Masaki Kobayashi's attacks on the cruelty and inhumanity perpetrated by authoritarian power (including The Human Condition and Samurai Rebellion), perhaps none are more brilliant than his visceral, mesmerising Harakiri [aka Seppuku]. In a magnificent performance, Tatsuya Nakadai (Yojimbo, The Face of Another, Ran) stars as Hanshiro Tsugumo, a masterless down-and-out samurai who enters the manor of Lord Iyi, requesting to commit ritual suicide on his property. Suspected of simply fishing for charity, Hanshiro is told the gruesome tale of the last samurai who made the same request – but Hanshiro will not be moved… With its intricate structure and pressure-cooker atmosphere, Kobayashi's first jidai-geki period drama is a full-scale demolition job of samurai ideals and feudal hypocrisy, filmed with artistry and surgical precision, and scored by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu. Adapted from the same source novel in 2011 by notorious auteur Takashi Miike, the original – winner of the 1963 Special Jury Prize at Cannes – still stands as a startling moment in Japanese cinema. Special Features: New, officially licensed, Shochiku high-definition transfer (1080p on Blu-ray) New and improved English subtitle translation Original theatrical trailer Excerpt from a 1993 Directors Guild of Japan interview with Masaki Kobayashi discussing the film with director Masahiro Shinoda An illustrated 28-page booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Philip Kemp, a 1963 interview with Kobayashi, and rare archival production stills

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Harakiri

Of all Masaki Kobayashi's attacks on the cruelty and inhumanity perpetrated by authoritarian power (including The Human Condition and Samurai Rebellion), perhaps none are more brilliant than his visceral, mesmerising Harakiri [aka Seppuku].<br /><br />In a magnificent performance, Tatsuya Nakadai (Yojimbo, The Face of Another, Ran) stars as Hanshiro Tsugumo, a masterless down-and-out samurai who enters the manor of Lord Iyi, requesting to commit ritual suicide on his property. Suspected of simply fishing for charity, Hanshiro is told the gruesome tale of the last samurai who made the same request but Hanshiro will not be moved... <br /><br />With its intricate structure and pressure-cooker atmosphere, Kobayashi's first jidai-geki period drama is a full-scale demolition job of samurai ideals and feudal hypocrisy, filmed with artistry and surgical precision, and scored by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu. Adapted from the same source novel in 2011 by notorious auteur Takashi Miike, the original winner of the 1963 Special Jury Prize at Cannes still stands as a startling moment in Japanese cinema. <br /><br />The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the UK home viewing première of one of the great blood-soaked revenge epics of the cinema, alongside Oldboy, Kill Bill, and Dead Man's Shoes. Harakiri will be released in a Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD edition.<br /><br />Japan,1962.Drama,135 minuten.Taal: Japans, ondertitels: Engels.Geregisseerd door Masaki Kobayashi met Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni en Akira Ishihama.In het 17e-eeuwse Japan is er een periode van vrede aangebroken. Veel clans raken daardoor ontbonden: samurai raken werkloos. Enkelen van hen dreigen met harakiri, ofwel rituele zelfmoord, in de hoop op een aalmoes. Zodra een oudere strijder aanklopt bij het huis van Iyi om daar harakiri te plegen lijkt het er op dat ook hij uit is op een vlugge zakcent. Toch blijken zijn intenties oprechter dan aanvankelijk gedacht wordt.

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