The movie starts in the earlier part of the Tokugawa Era where peace reigned and the samurai class has disposed mainly of its martial status. The sword is used no more in battle, and many of its rituals are made light. Hara-kiri, or seppuku, is not an exception. It has turned into a farce where one does not even touch one's self with a dagger; one can just reach for the weapon and the honorable second would swiftly be-head the dishonored. It is in this social atmosphere we find our protagonist, Hanshiro Tsugumo. He enters the screen with a heavy presence, dressed in black. He requests to the chamberlain of the Iyi family to let him use their ground to commit seppuku, for he cannot bear living as a destitute ronin (literally meaning, "wave-rider" - a former samurai without a master). The chamberlain listens to his request, and proceeds to tell a story of a different ronin with the same request, with a gruesome outcome. The chamberlain tests Tsugumo's resolve and honor again a! nd again, for he does not want the same situation to repeat itself in his clan grounds. Tsugumo gives a simple answer, telling him that he has nothing in life to hold on to and he is resolved to commit seppuku.
DVD9 | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | 02:12:47 | 6.56 Gb + 1.80 Gb + 3% rec
Japanese (Dolby AC3, 1 ch) | Subtitle: English
Genre: Drama
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Masao Mishima, Ichiro Nakatani
Country: Japan
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