Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Warner Bros. | Release Date: September 20, 1985

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 19 Ratings

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JLuis_001Apr 14, 2023

It's ironic, it was deadly ironic because it cost him his life, that Yukio Mishima, like many other right-wingers, saw and labeled the left as radical when he and his views are often extremist.
The actions that led to his death are a clearIt's ironic, it was deadly ironic because it cost him his life, that Yukio Mishima, like many other right-wingers, saw and labeled the left as radical when he and his views are often extremist.
The actions that led to his death are a clear example of this.

Now, that in itself is a strong and fundamental part of what Paul Schrader's overall film comprises, one that finely exposes his unconventional approach by providing an astonishing audiovisual experience in which he masterfully combines diverse techniques that bring each passage of his subject's life to a different form of expression.

Mishima is a symbiosis of the figure it portrays and how its director exposes him, breaking out of the mold of what could have been a biopic of a considerably predictable outcome.
In the end it is not only a symbolic but an intimate exploration of his life, work and obsessions that ultimately led him to the actions that ended with his ritual suicide, which to a certain extent can even be considered the end point of his artistic work because he wished to leave a message with his death.

This was a stunning film both thematically and visually.… Expand

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