Mishima : a life in four chapters /
The story of the life of Japan's most prolific modern author, who killed himself on the entranceway to the Japanese Eastern Army Headquarters after he was blocked in his bid to take it over.
| Uniform Title: | Mishima (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Series: | Criterion collection ;
432. |
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| Summary: | The story of the life of Japan's most prolific modern author, who killed himself on the entranceway to the Japanese Eastern Army Headquarters after he was blocked in his bid to take it over. |
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| Item Description: | Title from sell sheet. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. Special features: Two optional English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider; audio commentary from 2006 by Paul Schrader and Alan Poul; interviews with cinematographer John Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, production designer Eiko Ishioka, Yukio Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie; audio interview with coscreenwriter Chieko Schrader; interview excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writing; The strange case of Yukio Mishima, a documentary from 1985 about the author; trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm.) |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 2.0 surround; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Executive producers, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas ; music, Philip Glass ; director of photography, John Bailey ; editor, Michael Chandler. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434414 1681434415 |