cineoholic on Instagram: "It is not The Godfather, The Dark Knight or Parasite which is the highest rated film on @letterboxd. It is Kobayashi’s timeless classic Harakiri. While set in 17th-century Japan, the film serves as a timeless allegory for the conflict between individual humanity and corrupt institutional authority. It is often seen as deeper and more philosophically complex in its messaging when compared to other Samurai films. Visual and technical mastery along with its masterful narra

“Japanese samurai have a saying: the duty of a samurai is to fight honestly and to the end. I am a Kazakh samurai, my duty is to fight to the end.” — Aron Atabek: poet, dissident, national hero. #арон#аронатабек#samurai#duty#harakiri