Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫 Mishima Yukio) is the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka (平岡 公威 Hiraoka Kimitake, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century.
Patriotism
as Shinji TakeyamaTwo characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama...
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Black Lizard
as Human statueA detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to...
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Tenchu!
as Shimbei TanakaA ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the...
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Making Mishima
as uncreditedIn this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and...
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Afraid to Die
as Takeo AsahinaOn his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on...
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Mishima: The Last Debate
as Self (archive footage)Restored footage of a famous debate between Yukio Mishima and students at Tokyo University in...
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The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima
as SelfA BBC television documentary on the life of Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major...
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self (archive footage)A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi...
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Pure White Nights
as uncredited"Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the...
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Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata
as uncreditedThe day after Yasunari Kawabata won the Nobel Prize in Literature, a talk was held at Kawabata's...
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