Japanese novelist/playwright Yukio Mishima-the subject of a gripping 1985 biopic by Paul Schrader-wrote, co-directed, and stars in this haunting short drama based on his novel. Foreshadowing his own dramatic fate four years after the film's release, the story follows a military officer (Mishima) who prepares to commit hara-kiri during a long, surreal farewell to his wife (Yoshiko Tsuruoka). 27 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital mono,English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; "making of" documentary. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
Japanese novelist/playwright Yukio Mishima-the subject of a gripping 1985 biopic by Paul Schrader-wrote, co-directed, and stars in this haunting short drama based on his novel. Foreshadowing his own dramatic fate four years after the film's release, the story follows a military officer (Mishima) who prepares to commit hara-kiri during a long, surreal farewell to his wife (Yoshiko Tsuruoka). 27 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital mono,English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; "making of" documentary. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
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