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Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters

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Mishima - A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 11  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.1/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Synopsis: MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS is director Paul Schrader's stunning film biography of one of Japan's most celebrated post-World War II writers--Yukio Mishima (Ken Ogata). A fictionalized account in four segments, three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels... MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS is director Paul Schrader's stunning film biography of one of Japan's most celebrated post-World War II writers--Yukio Mishima (Ken Ogata). A fictionalized account in four segments, three of the segments parallel events in Mishima's life with his novels (THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILLION, KYOKO'S HOUSE, and RUNAWAY HORSES), while the fourth depicts November 25, 1970, the last day of his life, a day in which he committed two puzzling, stunning acts--one political, one deeply personal. MISHIMA is an amazing, disturbing multidimensional character study whose stunning visual splendor is supported by a riveting score by Philip Glass. It is a daring film that explores an obsessed artist--and tries to understand him--through his own writing. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawara, Yasosuke Bando, Toshiyuki Nagashima

Director: Paul Schrader
Composer: Philip Glass

DVD Info

Release:

May 6, 2009

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Japanese
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Paul Schrader - Director
  • 2. Alan Poul - Producer
  • Documentary - THE STRANGE CASE OF YUKIO MISHIMA (BBC)
  • Interview - 1. John Bailey - Cinematographer
  • 2. Phillip Glass - Composer
  • 3. Eiko Ishioka - Designer
  • 4. Tomm Luddy - Producer
  • 5. John Natan - Biographer
  • 6. Chieko Schrader - Coscreenwriter
  • 7. Mata Yamamoto - Producer
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Additional Product:

  • Booklet - Essay by Kevin Jackson - Critic

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05/23/06
Christopher Null
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3/5

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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4/5

Stylish, evocative, and a little frightening.

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01/11/05
Mike Pinsky
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3/5

Offers a mesmerizing profile of the famous Japanese writer whose life was filled with drama.

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08/22/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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08/19/04
Peter Canavese
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8/10

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03/30/04
Dragan Antulov
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11/14/03
James O'Ehley
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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03/27/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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3/5

Gorgeous to look at, but so what?

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02/02/03
Ken Hanke
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07/26/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The most unconventional biopic I've ever seen, and one of the best.

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