Harakiri

Japanuary 2025 - Day 6 I was originally meant to watch this as the last film I watch working through the Letterboxd Top 250, and it is absolutely deserving of being the highest rated movie on the app. Nothing I say about this film can do it justice. Harakiri breaks down the flaws of Japanese culture and the code of honour, and challenges hypocrisy and corruption through one of the most interesting and engaging methods of storytelling I've seen. There isn't a moment of Harakiri where it shows its age despite being over sixty years old, narratively and technically. It is undoubtably flawless in every aspect and plagued with intricacy; and every turn of the plot or tonal change blew me away. Overall - probably the best movie ever made.