Product DescriptionPaul Schrader's visually stunning structurally audacious collage-like portrait of accllimed Japanese author and pllywright Yuko Mishima (pllyed by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impoesible harmony between self art and society. Taking pllce on Mishima's last day when he famously committed public seppuku (ritual suicide) the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer's life as well as gloriously stylized 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 Glle= Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a sincere tribute to its subject and a bold investigative work of art in its own right.DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:New restored high-definition digital transfer of the director's cut supervised and approved by director Paul Schrader and cinematographer John BaileyOptional English and Japanese voice-over narrations the former by Roy Scheider the latter by Ken OgataNew audio commentary featuring Schrader and producer Alan PoulThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima a 55-minute BBC documentary about the authorNew interviews with Donald Richie and John Nathan collaborators and friends of Yukio MishimaNew interviews with Bailey producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto compo=er Philip Glle= and production designer Eiko IshiokaA new audio interview with coscreenwriter Chieko SchraderA video interview excerpt featuring Mishima talking about writingTheatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Kevin Jackson and a piece on the film's censorship in JapanSystem Requirements:Running Time: 120 minutes Language: Japanese Subtitles: EnlishFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/COMING OF AGE UPC: 715515029728 Manufacturer No: CC1752DDVD - Actors: Ken Ogata
- Director: Paul Schrader
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
- Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language (Original Language): Japanese
- Language (Original Language): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2008-07-01
- Running Time: 120 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1985-09-20
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