Harakiri
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Harakiri is a critically acclaimed 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, renowned for its powerful critique of samurai honor and feudal hypocrisy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harakiri canonical | 4 |
| Hitokiri | 2 |
| Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | 1 |
| Harakiri: Death of a Samurai | 1 |
| Seppuku | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10896100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harakiri Context triple: [Shinobu Hashimoto, notableWork, Harakiri]
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A.
Horikiri
Horikiri is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward, known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and the historic Horikiri Shobuen iris garden.
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B.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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C.
Onibaba
Onibaba is a 1964 Japanese horror film by Kaneto Shindō, renowned for its stark black-and-white imagery and allegorical tale of survival, violence, and desire set in medieval rural Japan.
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D.
Yojimbo
Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese samurai film that follows a crafty ronin who manipulates two rival gangs in a small town, widely regarded as one of Akira Kurosawa’s most influential works.
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E.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harakiri Target entity description: Harakiri is a critically acclaimed 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, renowned for its powerful critique of samurai honor and feudal hypocrisy.
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A.
Horikiri
Horikiri is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward, known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and the historic Horikiri Shobuen iris garden.
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B.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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C.
Onibaba
Onibaba is a 1964 Japanese horror film by Kaneto Shindō, renowned for its stark black-and-white imagery and allegorical tale of survival, violence, and desire set in medieval rural Japan.
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D.
Yojimbo
Yojimbo is a 1961 Japanese samurai film that follows a crafty ronin who manipulates two rival gangs in a small town, widely regarded as one of Akira Kurosawa’s most influential works.
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E.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Special Jury Prize at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Yoshio Miyajima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Masaki Kobayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | ritual suicide by seppuku ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hisashi Sagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Japanese New Wave ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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jidaigeki ⓘ period film ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
Harakiri: Death of a Samurai
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linked to:
Harakiri
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| leadActorRole | Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanshiro Tsugumo ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hanshiro Tsugumo ⓘ |
| musicBy | Toru Takemitsu ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
extended flashback
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Seppuku
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linked to:
Harakiri
|
| portrays |
critique of feudal hypocrisy
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critique of samurai honor ⓘ rigidity of bushido code ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shochiku ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Japanese cinema
ⓘ
one of the greatest samurai films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| remadeBy | Takashi Miike ⓘ |
| remakeReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 133 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shinobu Hashimoto ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| setting | Ii clan estate ⓘ |
| starring |
Akira Ishihama
ⓘ
Masao Mishima ⓘ Shima Iwashita ⓘ Tatsuya Nakadai ⓘ |
| theme |
family
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honor ⓘ hypocrisy of feudal institutions ⓘ revenge ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timeSetting | 1630s ⓘ |
| title | Harakiri ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harakiri Description of subject: Harakiri is a critically acclaimed 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, renowned for its powerful critique of samurai honor and feudal hypocrisy.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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