Hara-Kiri Comments

  • Name 2023-09-25 06:38:02

    The social predicament of the Tokugawa period and the decline of the samurai class are all deeply discussed in this film. The ending is...

  • Dayana 2023-09-21 18:13:06

    The killing formation is too perfect, the Sanchi version of the killing formation is scum, Bamboo Sword 1VN is just nonsense, and the final cut belly, the Sanchi version can't be compared. The original version is forbearance and restraint until it erupts, but the Sanchi version is more than warm and lacks strength. However, I prefer the Miike-style bamboo sword to cut the abdomen rather than bite the tongue and commit suicide. In fact, the irony is not the spirit of Bushido, but the attack on...

  • Nikolas 2023-09-05 10:54:50

    From "Cut the Belly", we can see the decline and poverty of the middle and lower classes, the hypocrisy and cruelty of the ruling class, the shackles and deceit of people's hearts, and the selfishness and sadness of human nature. Everything is regarded as "politics" by "advanced...

  • Lucile 2023-08-19 02:20:39

    8.3/10. ①As written in the introduction: Ronin Jinyun Hanshiro went to Ii's house to rectify the name of Qian Qianyan's daughter (his son-in-law) on the grounds of incision. ② One of the roots of all these tragedies is the dogma of Bushido. ③The fixed or slow movement of the camera and the slow and restrained narrative/editing/performance rhythm render the depressing atmosphere, but unfortunately many times the execution is not in place and becomes a traditional melodrama (fighting clips, some...

  • Michaela 2023-07-17 22:46:27

    In the era of changing world affairs, the shogunate was unified, the samurai declined, and he had to go to the big family to make money by coercion. This story, which is ridiculous in the eyes of those in power and tragic in the eyes of the parties involved, slowly begins. In terms of performance, I personally think it is Tatsuya Nakadai's best work. The opponent's play is very brilliant, and the props are fully utilized and the meaning is expressed. Narratively, it's a very good story, with...

  • Nicholas 2023-07-17 17:08:17

    Originally, I had nothing to do to look at it casually, but I didn't want to be deeply attracted by the first shot. Some movies cannot be watched "casually". The story, narrative, and pictures are perfect in every aspect, and it's worth chewing on each shot. The argument in the story seems a bit lengthy, but the duel immediately brings the rhythm up. 130 minutes, really can't...

  • Laila 2023-07-14 07:23:11

    The slanted composition is so beautiful, the light and angle are also very comfortable, and a few sharp pushes are even more sublime. The sound has the momentum of "the silver bottle burst into water and the slurry burst, and the iron cavalry protruded from the sword and gun". The structure and the story are too good to say, no need to say much about the Bushido spirit. All in all, this movie deserves such a heavy word as "cut...

  • Tanya 2023-05-25 09:16:33

    9.0 When the world is in chaos, the people are struggling to survive; when the world is peaceful, the warriors become ronin. The plot of the film is fascinating, especially with this method of flashbacks and episodes. It deeply analyzes whether the Bushido spirit is really meaningful, or it is just a false complex in the hearts of the...

  • Jess 2023-04-09 06:08:37

    1. A strong sense of ritual 2. The layering of indoor dramas 3. Sophisticated lighting 4. Parallel intersection of two stories 5. Small but refined soundtrack and sound effects. This is an atypical samurai movie. It uses the spirit of Bushido to interrogate social reality. Human beings are small and social trends cannot be reversed. The director's compassionate feelings are...

  • Karina 2023-04-07 08:12:35

    Kobayashi Masaki's samurai sword traveled through time and space. After 42 years, he cut open our abdomens. I looked into the wound, it was dark and straight. Feels like coming...

Extended Reading

Hara-Kiri quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Hanshiro Tsugumo: Motome Chijiiwa was a man of some acquaintance to me.

  • Hanshiro Tsugumo: What befalls others today, may be your own fate tomorrow.