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A 1985 biographical drama film directed by Paul Schrader about Japanese writer Yukio Mishima and his novels. The film interweaves episodes from Mishima's life with dramatizations of segments from his books The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses.
A biographical drama film by Paul Schrader about the life and death of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The film consists of four segments: three based on his novels and one on his last day in 1970.
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- Biography, Drama
- Paul Schrader
- 1985-09-20
Paul Schrader’s “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” (1985) is the most unconventional biopic I’ve ever seen, and one of the best. In a triumph of concise writing and construction, it considers three crucial aspects of the life of the Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925-1970).
Paul Schrader’s visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society.
- Yukio Mishima
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (English Subtitled) Taking place on acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima's last day, when he famously committed public seppuku, Paul Schrader's film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's life as well as by gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. 270.
- 121 min
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Fact, fiction and dramatization illustrate events in the life of controversial author-militarist Yukio Mishima.
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Paul Schrader's visually stunning, 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.
