USA / Japan,
1985, 121 min
Directed by:
Paul SchraderCinematography:
John BaileyComposer:
Philip GlassCast:
Ken Ogata, Hiroshi Mikami, Gō Rijū, 佐藤浩市, 李丽仙, Yasuaki Kurata, Mitsuru Hirata, Toshiyuki Nagashima, 勝野洋, Roy Scheider, Sachiko Hidari, Ryō Ikebe, 萬田久子 (more)Plots(1)
Paul Schrader's visually stunning, structurally audacious collagelike 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 (ritual suicide), the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's life as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. (official distributor synopsis)
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