Harakiri

1962 film by Masaki Kobayashi
Movie film Q1584406
Harakiri
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Summary

Harakiri is a film[1]. Harakiri ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,258 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].

Body

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 (20,258 views/month).[2] Harakiri has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Harakiri is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . filmin.es. Retrieved . filmin.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  28. [39] ↑ . Letterboxd. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', '
    P14778 → Harakiri
    Sitelink count → 30
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 52327
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 17th century
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  4. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0028457
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1962-09-16T00:00:00Z, +1964-08-04T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Shinobu Hashimoto
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+135'}
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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