Duration : 115 Min
Divided into four chapters titled 'Beauty', 'Art', 'Work' and 'Combination of Pen and Sword', Mishima, in a curiously interesting choice, focuses not only on Mishima's life and tragic death, but also on his work. . Schrader uses three autobiographical works by Mishima as the basis for exploring the author's thoughts and ideas. The film cuts back and forth between these stories and Mishima's life leading to a final, desperate act of national unity, with a shocking conclusion that results in the self-destruction of all four stories. The juxtaposition of realism and fictionality allows Schrader to create symbolic, dreamlike scenes, which he set to a disturbing score by avant-garde composer Philip Glass; but the line between literary adaptations and real-life material is clearly defined by the use of black and black. tones. white. 'White in the movie's flashback. The final result is considered one of Schrader's best films.
