Based on the novel by Takiguchi Yasuhiko. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. Booklet includes Harakiri : Kobayashi and history / by Joan Mellen -- Interview with Masaki Kobayashi conducted by Joan Mellen in 1972. Special features: video introduction by Japanese film historian Donald Richie; original theatrical trailer; interviews with star Tatsuya Nakadai and screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto. Cannes Film Festival, Special Jury Prize. Cinematography, Miyajima Yoshio ; editor, Hisashi Sagara ; music, Takemitsu Tōru. Nakadai Tatsuya, Ishihama Akira, Iwashita Shima, Mikuni Rentarō, Tetsurō Tamba. Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.