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  • 6/3/2025
Forget what you know about Bushidō. In Harakiri (1962), director Masaki Kobayashi dismantles the myth of samurai honor, revealing how it was weaponized by the elite to preserve power. This short explores how the film challenges blind tradition with brutal honesty.
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00:01Think samurai were all about honor? Harakiri flips that idea on its head.
00:07The film shows how the code of Bushido was used to protect pride and power, not justice.
00:13This isn't a tale of glory, it's a takedown of hypocrisy.
00:17Watch Harakiri and question everything you know about honor.
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