movie poster for MISHIMA

Flicks ID

1369

Cert

15

Running time

120 mins

Country

Language

Format

VHS

MISHIMA (1986)

PAUL SCHRADER

Plot

Mishima, the most famous poet and writer of his generation, committed ritual suicide after taking over an army base. This film is the story of that day, his previous life, told in flash-back, and dramatised excerpts from his works. A unique study and a brilliant film, with an operatic score from Phillip Glass.