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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray presents Paul Schrader’s visually striking portrait of legendary Japanese author Yukio Mishima.

Structured around the final day of Mishima’s life, the film blends biographical drama, stylized adaptations of his literary works, and flashbacks exploring his personal obsessions, artistic ambitions, and political ideals. Through bold production design, vivid colour palettes, and Philip Glass’s iconic score, Schrader crafts a deeply layered meditation on identity, beauty, and self-destruction.

Anchored by Ken Ogata’s powerful performance, the film remains one of the most ambitious and visually distinctive literary portraits in modern cinema.

directed by: Paul Schrader
starring: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami, Junya Fukuda
1985 / 121 min / 1.85:1 / Japanese / Black and White, Color

Film Info
United States, Japan
1985
121 minutes
Black and White/Color
1.85:1
Japanese
Spine #432

Product Details

Format
  • 4K Ultra HD
  • Blu-ray

Included Blu-ray Region

Unconfirmed

Label

Criterion

Special Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
  • 4K digital restoration 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
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Two alternate English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider
  • Audio commentary featuring Schrader and producer Alan Poul
  • Program on the making of the film featuring Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka
  • Program on Yukio Mishima featuring his 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 1985 documentary about the author
  • Trailer
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film’s censorship in Japan, and photographs of Ishioka’s sets

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