HARAKIRI

Original British Gala Film Distributors 30 inch x 40 inch Quad Poster for the 1962 Masaki Kobayashi Drama HARAKIRI (SEPPUKU) starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Renatro Mikuni, Shima Iwashita and Akira Ishihama.

Harakiri is a Japanese period-drama directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The story takes place between 1619 and 1630 during the Edo period and the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate. It tells the story of Hanshiro Tsugumo, a warrior without a lord. At the time, it was common for masterless samurai, or ronin, to request to commit seppuku (hara kiri) in the palace courtyard in the hope of receiving alms from the remaining feudal lords.

Poster art by F.W. Payne

The poster is in very good unfolded (rolled) condition with 4 small frayed holes along the top edge, minor wear along the top edge and a couple of surface creases.