Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Between Mishima to Oshima

Archive - Festival 42

Paul Schrader's 1985 movie is an ambitious, respectful account of the life and work of Yukio Mishima,

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  • Archive - Festival 42
  • Director: Paul Schrader
  • Japan, USA 1985
  • 120 minutes
  • Japanese, English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Paul Schrader's visually stunning, collagelike portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima - one of the most important postwar stylists of the Japanese language - investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible harmony between self, art, and society. 

Taking place on the last day of Mishima's life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's life, as well as by gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography, exquisite sets and costumes, and unforgettable score by Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is both a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right.

Filmography: Adam Resurrected (2008), Affliction (1997), Light of Day (1987), Cat People (1982), American Gigolo (1980), Hardcore (1979).

 

This film is part of a special tribute titled "Between Mishima and Oshima"


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  • Director Paul Schrader
  • Production Tom Luddy, Mata Yamamoto
  • Script Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
  • Cinematography John Bailey
  • Editing Michael Chandler
  • Music Philip Glass
  • Festivals Cannes 1985 (Best Artistic Contribution Award), Toronto 1985
  • Actors Ogata Ken, Masayuki Shionoya, Sawada Kenji, Bando Yasosuke
  • Source CineStage

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