Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Directed by Paul Schrader · Cinematography by John Bailey
R120 min60 frames
Drama
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
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What is Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters about?
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 biographical drama film directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko Schrader. The film is based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, interweaving episodes from his life with dramatizations of segments from his books The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas were executive producers of the film, which has a musical score composed by Philip Glass and production design by Eiko Ishioka.
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Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters leans on wide compositions (34% of the sample) and medium shots (34%). The camera returns again and again to high angles. Cinematographer John Bailey keeps 32% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 61% of the frames.
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