Harakiri
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Format
DVD
ISBN
0780030060, 9780780030060
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (133 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (26 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Status
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media - World Languages
HARAKIRI
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HARAKIRI
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media - World Languages | HARAKIRI | Available |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Language
jpn
ISBN
0780030060, 9780780030060
UPC
037429207321
Notes
General Note
Based on a novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi.
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1962.
General Note
Features: disc 1: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; exclusive video introduction by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; disc 2: rare excerpt of a Directors Guild of Japan video interview with director Masaki Kobayashi conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda (Double Suicide); new video interviews with star Tatsuya Nakadai and screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto; poster gallery; A 32-page booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Joan Mellen and a reprint of her 1972 interview with Kobayashi.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; music, Toru Takemitsu.
Participants/Performers
Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama, Yoshio Inaba, Tetsuro Tamba, Masao Mishima, Ichiro Nakaya, Kei Sato.
Description
An unemployed samurai in seventeenth-century Japan visits a feudal lord threatening harakiri in the hope that he will be employed, but his request is denied and the warrior is honor-bound to carry out the ritual suicide.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.35;1), Dolby digital mono.
Language
In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kobayashi, M., Hashimoto, S., Nakadai, T., Iwashita, S., Ishihama, A., Takiguchi, Y., & Takemitsu, T. (2005). Harakiri . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Masaki Kobayashi et al.. 2005. Harakiri. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Masaki Kobayashi et al.. Harakiri Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kobayashi, Masaki, et al. Harakiri Criterion Collection, 2005.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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