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By August M (90) on 06 Jul 2014

A brilliant masterwork. Lyrical about not only art but it's complex subject. I was enthralled and moved by Mishima's passion for art in ever day life…

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By Art S (1,002) on 17 Apr 2014

I've only read one of Yukio Mishima's novels (Temple of the Golden Pavillion) and it's dark and complex…

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By Ray H (322) on 23 Mar 2014

This is the only movie I have walked out on during its showing. really, and I mean really not my cup of tea…

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By Luc L (823) on 23 Mar 2014

A boldly and brilliantly unconventional biopic of the enigmatic and tragic Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 05 Dec 2013

Not only is it one of the most propulsive and engaging films ever made, elegantly constructed and kaleidoscopic, but also completely adept…

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By Lori B (339) on 09 Nov 2013

Cool biopic, great cinematography, interesting juxtaposition between black and white and color…

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By Scubasteve Walter M (522) on 06 Jun 2013

I had been waiting a long time to see this film and boy does that long wait pay off as this turns out to be director Paul Schraders masterpiece…

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By Stephen E (810) on 28 Apr 2013

On a visual level, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a success because of John Bailey's able cinematography, Philip Glass's musical genius,…

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By Benjamin W (694) on 18 Apr 2013

A very artistic juxtaposition of a writer/artist and his work…

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By Al M (1,263) on 07 Feb 2013

Based on both the life and the works of Japan's great modernist writer Yukio Misihima, Paul Schrader's pseudo-biopic alternates between fact…

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By Darryl S (201) on 21 Dec 2012

One of my top-10 all-time favorite films! Visually splendiferous!! Philip Glass' score is sublime and resplendent…

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By Jonathan S (1,990) on 02 Dec 2012

Bizarre and beautiful and then bizarre again, but still pretty beautiful…

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By Tony B (947) on 01 Jun 2012

A visually visceral roller-coaster ride into the mind of Yukio Mishima…

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By Will E (161) on 11 Mar 2012

Amazing film, with one of the best soundtracks ever created. A truly monumental tribute to one of Japan's most fascinating novelists…

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By Adam G (845) on 08 Jan 2012

I've tried watching this many times, but its just not my thing. I always fall asleep…

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By G S (63) on 26 Dec 2011

Although at times theatrical and experimental with the camera, yet the composition of the frames are always clear and concise…

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Review of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

By Paul P (1,688) on 17 Dec 2011

One of the best biopics i've seen and easily the most unconventional. This movie is so unbelievably fascinating…

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Review of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

By Mark H (1,764) on 25 Nov 2011

Paul Schrader's Mishima is a landmark film, the story of a successful writer who built a private army, created tensions with left wing society,…

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By David S (4,459) on 15 Nov 2011

Beautifully done, Shrader's Mishima takes every right turn in its portrayal of writer/imperialist/dreamer/madman…

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By Emily R (333) on 06 Nov 2011

One of the best movies I've ever seen. For realz…

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