Hara‑Kiri n°165 (Juin 1975) is one of the most recognisable mid‑70s covers of the magazine’s photographic era, using bold visual humour and suggestive symbolism to mark the arrival of summer.

The 1970s were a defining period for Hara‑Kiri, when the magazine leaned heavily into absurdist visual metaphors, mixing slapstick, body‑based humour and pop‑art aesthetics.

The cover shows the lower back and hips of an adult model wearing bright yellow underwear, with two cherries placed humorously in the centre of the composition.

The joke plays on the headline:

“Juin — Les premières cerises”(“June — The first cherries”)

This is classic Hara‑Kiri wordplay: a seasonal reference transformed into a cheeky visual pun. The humour is not sexual in intent but rather burlesque and absurd, characteristic of the magazine’s tone during the 1970s. The exaggerated pose, bright colours and fruit motif echo the pop‑art influences and risqué humour typical of the publication at the time.