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Harakiri (1962)

Bald Move Prestige

Bald Move

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.5942 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Dive into Harakiri (1962), a samurai film from director Masaki Kobayashi. As you get to know the character of samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo, his motivations are unveiled bit by bit making for a meticulous unveiling of his psyche and the societal pressures he endures. This film has surpassed other samurai films in A.Ron’s view. And Jim needs to learn his LOTR characters. Thank you, Michael, for commissioning this film! Bald Move Prestige - Ikiru (1952) You can get your very own custom commissioned podcast by visiting https://support.baldmove.com/. Join the discussion:  Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

That he also had the infinite pocket sand glitch.

0:15.0

It's called rolling around in the sand and there's throwing sanded everybody.

0:20.0

Not even bother putting in pockets pockets he like pocket sanded

0:22.5

five dudes in a row it was awesome i love it hello everybody welcome back to another bald

0:33.7

move prestige movie commission podcast edition this time we're talking about harakiri it's a

0:40.2

1962 japanese period film aka samurai film as they're known here directed by masaki kobiashi

0:49.4

who is probably best known for his epic trilogy, The Human Condition,

0:55.5

which I believe Michael keeps threatening to commission bits and pieces of it.

1:02.1

But it was written by Shinobu Hashimoto,

1:06.5

who's an extremely famous Japanese screenwriter,

1:09.1

frequent collaborator with Akira Kurosawa.

1:12.1

He wrote scripts for Rashomon and Seven Samurai, among others.

1:17.6

This is, the story is set in the Edo period between 1620 and 19, 1630, during the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

1:29.6

This is the aftermath of Shogun the series essentially.

1:33.7

This is the other side of the victory coin.

1:37.1

That tells the story of a Ronan who requests to commit Sapuku within the manner of a local

1:42.2

feudal lord using the opportunity to explain the events to drove him to suicide before an audience of assembled samurai.

1:52.5

Michael again is the commissioner for this. We'll get to his thoughts here in a minute. Jim, I think, I need to see it and think about it some more.

2:00.9

I think this is my new favorite samurai film.

2:03.7

I thought this movie was amazing from its script to its acting to the cinematography, the tension, the action.

2:17.5

Just, wh action, just,

2:18.8

and it's clearly so influential.

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