| Edition |
Director-approved special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (56 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
plastic metal 4 3/4 in. 1.4 m/s mass-produced |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo surround rdacpc |
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Dolby digital |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 432 |
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Criterion collection ; 432.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital stereo surround. |
| Cast |
Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Yasosuke Bando, Toshiyuki Nagashima ; narrator, Ken Ogata (Japanese), Roy Scheider (English). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Bailey ; art director, Kazuo Takenaka ; music, Philip Glass ; editors, Michael Chandler, Tomoyo Oshima (Tokyo). |
| Note |
Originally produced as an motion picture in 1985. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1). |
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Booklet with: Cast -- Credits -- "Pen and sword" / Kevin Jackson -- Banned in Japan -- "On set" / Eiko Ishioka -- About the transfer (56 pages : illustrations) included. |
| Summary |
The story of the life of Japan's most prolific modern author, who killed himself on the entranceway to the Japanese Eastern Army Headquarters after he was blocked in his bid to take it over. |
| Note |
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary with director Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2006); optional original English narration used during the editing of the film and later as a guide track for Roy Scheider's narration; theatrical trailer. |
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Disc 2. Special features: New video interviews with Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka ; new video interviews with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie ; new audio interview with coscreenwriter Chieko Schrader ; video interview excerpt featuring Mishima talking about writing ; The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima, a 55-minute BBC documentary. |
| Access |
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
| Contents |
1. Beauty : "The Temple of the Golden Pavillion" -- 2. Art : "Kyoko's House" -- 3. Action : "Runaway Horses" -- 4. Harmony of pen and sword. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles, or in English. |
| Subject |
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 -- Drama.
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三島由紀夫, 1925-1970 -- Drama.
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Authors, Japanese -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Male friendship -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 -- Drama.
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三島由紀夫, 1925-1970 -- Drama.
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Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970. (OCoLC)fst00035780
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Authors, Japanese. (OCoLC)fst00822144
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Male friendship. (OCoLC)fst01006633
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films.
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Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Historical films. (OCoLC)fst01710314
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Japanese language materials.
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Historical films.
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Biographical films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Schrader, Paul, 1946- screenwriter, film director.
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Schrader, Chieko, 1950- screenwriter.
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Schrader, Leonard, screenwriter.
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Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- film producer.
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Lucas, George, 1944- film producer.
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Yamamoto, Mata, film producer.
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Luddy, Tom, film producer.
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Ogata, Ken, 1937-2008, actor, narrator.
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緖形拳, 1937-2008, actor, narrator.
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Sawada, Kenji, 1948- actor.
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沢田研二, 1948- actor.
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Bandō, Mitsugorō, 1956-2015, actor.
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坂東三津五郎, 1956-2015, actor.
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Nagashima, Toshiyuki, 1956- actor.
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永島敏行, 1956- actor.
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Scheider, Roy, narrator.
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Bailey, John, 1942 August 10- director of photography.
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Takenaka, Kazurō, art director.
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竹中和郎, art director.
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Glass, Philip, composer (expression)
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Chandler, Michael (Michael A.), editor of moving image work.
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Oshima, Tomoyo, editor of moving image work.
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Janus Films, film distributor.
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American Zoetrope (Firm), presenter.
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Zoetrope Studios, production company.
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Filmlink International, production company.
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Lucasfilm, Ltd., production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Mishima (Motion picture)
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Container of (expression): Mishima (Motion picture). English.
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Strange case of Yukio Mishima.
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| Standard No. |
715515029728 |
| ISBN |
1604650400 |
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9781604650402 |
| Music No. |
CC1752D The Criterion Collection |
