Harakiri (1962)
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Cinematography by Yoshio Miyajima
133 min60 frames
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What befalls others today, may be your own fate tomorrow.
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What is Harakiri about?
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
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What does the cinematography of Harakiri look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, Harakiri builds its coverage from medium shots (40% of the sample), with wide compositions (38%) carrying much of the rest. High angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Yoshio Miyajima keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 62% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1900s and 1910s.
What is the color palette of Harakiri?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Harakiri (1962) are #060606, #2d2d2d, #4a4a4a, #707070, #8e8e8e, #cecece — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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