Rent Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
3.7 of 5 from 127 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Paul Schrader's visually stunning, collage-like portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible harmony between self, art, and society. Taking place on Mishima's last day, 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 by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential score by Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right. - Actors:
- Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda, Shigeto Tachihara, Junkichi Orimoto, Naoko Ôtani, Gô Rijû, Masato Aizawa, Yuki Nagahara, Kyûzô Kobayashi, Yuki Kitazume, Haruko Katô, Yasosuke Bando, Hisako Manda, Naomi Oki, Miki Takakura, Imari Tsujikoichi Sato, Kôichi Satô, Kenji Sawada
- Directors:
- Paul Schrader
- Producers:
- Tom Luddy, Mataichirô Yamamoto
- Narrated By:
- Ken Ogata, Roy Scheider
- Writers:
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Yukio Mishima
- Others:
- John Bailey, Philip Glass, Eiko Ishioka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Lesbian & Gay
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- Countries:
- Japan
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/08/2025
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Two optional English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider
- Audio commentary from 2008 featuring Schrader and producer Alan Poul
- Interviews from 2007 and 2008 with Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka
- Interviews from 2008 with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie
- Audio interview from 2008 with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader
- Interview excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writing
- The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima, a 55-minute documentary from 1985 about the author
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/08/2025
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
