Yūkoku : Yukio Mishima's Patriotism /
憂国 Yukio Mishima's Patriotism /
Depicts the ritual suicide of a naval officer in both Japanese (27 min.) and English (29 min.) versions. Bonus features include an 49-minute audio recording of Mishima at the Foreign Correspondent's Association of Japan, a 50-minute making-of documentary, interview excerpts featuring Mishima di...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue; English or Japanese subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2008]
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| Edition: | Fullscreen ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
433. |
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| Summary: | Depicts the ritual suicide of a naval officer in both Japanese (27 min.) and English (29 min.) versions. Bonus features include an 49-minute audio recording of Mishima at the Foreign Correspondent's Association of Japan, a 50-minute making-of documentary, interview excerpts featuring Mishima discussing World War II and death. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as motion picture in 1966. Accompanied by a booklet featuring a new essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns, Mishima's extensive notes on the film's production, and his original short story. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (71 pages : illustrations) |
| Format: | DVD, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation, Dolby Digital Mono 1.0. |
| Production Credits: | Credit: Producer, director, author of the original, and adapter, Mishima Yukio; associate producer, Fujii Hiroaki; associate director, Dōmoto Masaki; director of photography, Watanabe Kimio. |
| ISBN: | 9781604650419 1604650419 |