{"product_id":"harakiri-masters-of-cinemablu-ray","title":"HARAKIRI (Masters of Cinema)(BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf all Masaki Kobayashi's attacks on the cruelty and inhumanity perpetrated by authoritarian power (including The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHuman Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSamurai Rebellion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), perhaps none are more brilliant than his visceral, mesmerising \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHarakiri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eaka Seppuku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a magnificent performance, Tatsuya Nakadai (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYojimbo, The Face of Another, Ran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) stars as Hanshiro Tsugumo, a masterless down-and-out samurai who enters the manor of Lord Iyi, requesting to commit ritual suicide on his property. Suspected of simply fishing for charity, Hanshiro is told the gruesome tale of the last samurai who made the same request but Hanshiro will not be moved...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its intricate structure and pressure-cooker atmosphere, Kobayashi's first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ejidai-geki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e period drama is a full-scale demolition job of samurai ideals and feudal hypocrisy, filmed with artistry and surgical precision, and scored by celebrated composer Toru Takemitsu. Adapted from the same source novel in 2011 by notorious auteur Takashi Miike, the original winner of the 1963 Special Jury Prize at Cannes still stands as a startling moment in Japanese cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the UK home viewing première of one of the great blood-soaked revenge epics of the cinema, alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOldboy, Kill Bill,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDead Man's Shoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBlu Ray FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew, officially licensed, Shochiku high-definition transfer (1080p on Blu-ray)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcerpt from a 1993 Directors Guild of Japan interview with Masaki Kobayashi discussing the film with director Masahiro Shinoda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70034\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, officially licensed, Shochiku high-definition transfer (1080p on Blu-ray)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpt from a 1993 Directors Guild of Japan interview with Masaki Kobayashi discussing the film with director Masahiro Shinoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480029679790,"sku":"EKA70034","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Harakiri-Lime-Light-BD.jpg?v=1751295794","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/harakiri-masters-of-cinemablu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}