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Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (Criterion Collection)

Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (Criterion Collection)

Warner Bros. (1985)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515214810
Biography | Drama | Foreign
USA | Japanese | Color | 02:01

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.


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Ken Ogata Yukio Mishima
Masayuki Shionoya Morita
Hiroshi Mikami Cadet #1
Junya Fukuda Cadet #2
Shigeto Tachihara Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto General Mashita
Naoko Otani Mother
Gô Rijû Mishima / Age 18-19
Masato Aizawa Mishima / Age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara Mishima / Age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume Dancing Friend
Haruko Kato Grandmother
Yasosuke Bando Mizoguchi
Hisako Manda Mariko
Naomi Oki First Girl
Miki Takakura Second Girl
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato Madame
Koichi Sato Kashiwagi
Kenji Sawada Osamu
Reisen Ri Kiyomi
Setsuko Karasuma Mitsuko
Tadanori Yokoo Natsuo
Yasuaki Kurata Takei
Mitsuru Hirata Thug

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Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks SUB [English]
Distributor Criterion Collection
Edition Release Date May 22, 2018
Regions Region 1

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Index 2074
Added Date Jun 29, 2018 18:50:20
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:42

Notes

Bought at the B&N summer sale 2018

SPECIAL FEATURES
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION 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 on the Blu-ray
Two alternate English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider
Audio commentary from 2006 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 Yukio Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie
Audio interview from 2008 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
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film’s censorship in Japan, and photographs of Ishioka’s sets
Cover by Neil Kellerhouse

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