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  names:
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    ja: 坂本龍一
barcode: '4988064469277'
catalog: RZCM-46927
categories:
- Live Action
category: Live Action
classification: Original Soundtrack
composers:
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  names:
    en: Ryuichi Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本龍一
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  name: ''
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      Japanese: Harakiri Opening
    track_length: '3:04'
  - names:
      Japanese: Pride of Samurai 武士の面目
    track_length: '1:49'
  - names:
      Japanese: Harakiri 切腹
    track_length: '1:02'
  - names:
      Japanese: No Way Out 逃げられない
    track_length: '6:34'
  - names:
      Japanese: What for? 何しに来た?
    track_length: '2:28'
  - names:
      Japanese: Small Happiness 小さな幸福
    track_length: '3:37'
  - names:
      Japanese: Fishing 釣り
    track_length: '3:15'
  - names:
      Japanese: Private Elementary School 寺小屋
    track_length: '3:38'
  - names:
      Japanese: Mother and Baby 母と子
    track_length: '2:23'
  - names:
      Japanese: God of Death 死神
    track_length: '2:58'
  - names:
      Japanese: Losing 喪失
    track_length: '4:33'
  - names:
      Japanese: Wake Up 我にかえる
    track_length: '2:10'
  - names:
      Japanese: Sweets 菓子
    track_length: '3:01'
  - names:
      Japanese: In the Courtyard 中庭にて
    track_length: '4:28'
  - names:
      Japanese: No Topknots 髷がない
    track_length: '2:18'
  - names:
      Japanese: The Red Armor 赤備え
    track_length: '3:29'
  - names:
      Japanese: Reminiscence 回想
    track_length: '3:33'
  - names:
      Japanese: Harakiri Endroll
    track_length: '3:58'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/326
  names:
    en: avex marketing Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/158837
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2026-04-04T18:32
  edited_date: 2026-04-05T16:55
  fetched_date: 2026-06-07T09:58
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name: Harakiri - death of a samurai Original Sound Track
names:
  en: Harakiri - death of a samurai Original Sound Track
  ja: 映画「一命」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
  ja-latn: Harakiri - death of a samurai Original Sound Track
notes: 'Produced, Composed, Arranged and Performed by: Ryuichi Sakamoto

  Mixed by: Fernando Aponte and Ryuichi Sakamoto

  Studios: The Studio/NY, Onkio Haus 1st, Victor Studio 301st, Prime Sound Studio
  Form Room-2

  Recording Engineer: Fernando Aponte

  Additional Engineer: Yoshifumi Iio

  Assistant Engineers: Shohei Kasuya (Victor Entertainment Inc.), Takuya Komiyama
  (ONKIO HAUS), Kohei Hatakeyama (prime sound studio form)

  Additional Assistant Engineers: Toshiyuki Kawahito (Victor Entertainment Inc.),
  Shu Saida (Victor Entertainment Inc.)

  Musicians:

  Guitar: Kaori Muraji

  Oo Tsuzumi: Hirotada Kamei

  Ko Tsuzumi: Denzaemon Tanaka

  Oo Taiko: Denjiro Tanaka

  Fue: Tomohiro Fukuhara

  Sho: Tamami Tono

  String Section led by Taiji Toyoshima

  Percussion: Yuichi Ise

  Orchestra Coordination: Norimitsu Iijima (PROMAX)

  Recording Technical Supervision: Tomoyuki Tanaka (554 Co., Ltd.)

  Audio System Support: Hiroyasu Sato (Ballad Co., Ltd.)

  Music Copy Service:

  Michiharu Sasaki (Hustle Copy), Yumi Nakashima (Hustle Copy)

  Kaori Muraji appears by courtesy of DECCA CLASSICS

  Creative Direction: Norika Sora

  Design: Hideki Nakajima (Nakajima Design)

  Design Assistant: Hironobu Mimaki (Nakajima Design)

  Cover Photo by: Kazunali Tajima (MILD)

  Printer: Ichikado Printing Co., Ltd.

  Texts by: Takashi Miike, Junichi Konuma

  Associate Producer: Norika Sora (kab inc. / commmons)

  Director of Public Relations / A&D: Satoshi Nakashiro (commmons)

  Supervisors: Hiroyuki Nakashima, Naoyuki Asano and avex classics team, Hisaou Wakaizumi,
  Toshiki Shida (commmons / AGHD), Yoshihiro Seki (AEI)

  Public Relations: AEI Media Promotion Department

  Sales Promotion: Junichi Kamitoku, Daisuke Takase, Norio Udaka (AEI) and AMI Sales
  Promotion Department

  Production Management: Akiko Kato (commmons)

  Administration: Mai Yuda (commmons)

  Legal Coordination: Takuo Morikawa (kab inc.)

  Team commonsmart

  Special Thanks to: Takashi Miike, Jeremy Thomas

  Thanks to: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Misako Saka, Kensuke Zushi, Paul Kitabayashi, Makoto
  Shinohara (Universal Music), Chizuru Ise (San Kyo Kai)'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/2333
  names:
    en: commmons
    ja: commmons
    ja-latn: commmons
  role: label
- link: org/326
  names:
    en: avex marketing Inc.
    ja: エイベックス・マーケティング株式会社
    ja-latn: avex marketing Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/185
  names:
    en: Ryuichi Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本龍一
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platforms:
- Movie
products:
- names:
    en: Harakiri - death of a samurai
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2011-10-12'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2520.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-10-4988064469277
  name: Books Kinokuniya (OOP)
- link: http://music.apple.com/jp/album/468332140
  name: iTunes
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votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://commmonsmart.com/products/rzcm-46927
    name: commmonsmart
