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18 Global Ranking
Wins 64% of its Matchups
827 Total UsersWho've Ranked It
27344 Total Times Ranked
14 Have It At #1
132 Have It In Their Top 20
Directed By Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Starring Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai • Rentaro Mikuni Rentaro Mikuni • Shima Iwashita Shima Iwashita • Akira Ishihama Akira Ishihama • Tetsurô Tanba Tetsurô Tanba Genres Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Drama • Foreign Language Film • Mystery • Period Film • Revenge Film • Samurai Film • Social Problem Film Studios &Franchises The Criterion Collection • Masters of Cinema • They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • Roger Ebert's Great Movies • Shôchiku • Cannes Jury Prize • The Cinemaholic's 100 Best Japanese Movies of All Time Other Titles Seppuku [Japan] Release Info 1962-09-16T00:00:00Z September 16, 1962 B&W • 133 minutes NR see more films from 1962 ► see more about this film on our blog ►
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Nononsense on 4/17/2015 Reply · Like · (2 likes)
Just finished watching for the first time, and I absolutely loved it! The cinematography was impeccable. And It was also beautifully photographed as well. This is my first Japanese film, and I'm now a fan. Can't wait to see more from Kobayashi. Also ready to get into some of Kurosawa's films as well. I'm really looking forward to this.
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Nononsense on 4/30/2015 Reply · Like · (2 likes)
Couldn't get this film out of my head and had to watch it again. I am convinced: This is a masterpiece! Welcome to my top 10!
scylan on 12/29/2015 Reply · Like · (1 like)
Quintessential samurai film. Anyone interested in Japanese film-making owes to self a watch.
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Ufhamlet on 2/5/2018 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
I'm glad I watched it, but it's so ploddingly slow. Maybe I'll watch it again when I'm not sick and cranky, but this is a long slog where the "action" sequences don't really provide much of a payoff. I'll agree with the acting and cinematography acclaims all day, but I had a really hard time with the pacing.
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hambone88 on 3/18/2020 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
It got better as it went along. The third act really cemented this as a great film.
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