Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters

Summary

Released on Blu-ray 11th June 2018 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, Paul Schrader's dazzlingly unconventional biopic with a celebrated score by Philip Glass, is a visually stunning, collagelike portait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima.

Cast

Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Mashayuki Shionya, Junkichi Orimoto, Masato Aizawa

Director

Paul Schrader

Producer

Tom Luddy

Distributor

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Run time

2 hours 0 minutes

Release date

11/06/2018

Hash Tag

#MishimaALifeInFourChapters

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In this visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Vengeance Is Mine's Ken Ogata), Paul Schrader (American Gigolo) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among 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 stylised 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, released on Blu-ray 11th June 2018 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right.

Special Features

New, restored 4K digital transfer of the director's cut, supervised and approved by director Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
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
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