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Dominican Rep. Harakiri
14,083
Drama
A ronin, a masterless samurai, requests permission to commit an honorable ritual suicide at the home of a powerful but sadistic warlord. The warlord is reluctant to permit this as he has been recently deceived by another ronin, who was trying to obtain charity from the house. This ronin, however, is permitted to tell the story of how he came to be in such a situation.
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Variety | "This stunning film is a sombre tragedy (...) giving off deep rage against militarism, political systems and beliefs that do not allow for a rational human outlook or future change" | POS |
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"Mr. Kobayashi does superb things with architectural compositions, moving forms (...) He achieves a sort of visual mesmerization that is suitable to the curious nightmare mood" | POS |
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"One of the best [samurai films] (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
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"The film has a steady, hypnotic momentum; the director, Masaki Kobayashi, wrings as much drama out of facial twitches as he does out of sword fights." | POS |
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"A devastating, emotionally intense critique of the feudal system's hypocrisy and the warrior's code" | POS |
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