Unemployed ronin Tsugumo Hanshirō arrives at the House of Iyi seeking a place to commit seppuku. The clan's senior counselor suspects he wants charity, not an honorable death, leading to interlocking stories that probe the gap between honor and respect.
- Directors
- Masaki Kobayashi
- Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsuro Tamba, Masao Mishima, Ichirō Nakatani, Kei Satō, Yoshio Inaba, Hisashi Igawa, Toru Takeuchi, Yoshirō Aoki, Tatsuo Matsumura, Akiji Kobayashi, Kōichi Hayashi, Ryūtarō Gomi, Jo Azumi, Nakajirō Tomita, Shichisaburo Amatsu, Kenzō Tanaka, Shin Nakahara
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Action, Drama, History
- Release date
- 1962-09-15
- Studios
- Shochiku
Photos
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi, hoping to find a place to commit seppuku and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce. The senior counselor questions the ronin's resolve, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. Their confrontation unfolds through interlocking stories that lay bare the difference between honor and respect and examine the legendary foundations of the samurai code.
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