Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Paul Schrader’s portrait of writer Yukio Mishima, who committed ritual suicide., Stylish biography of the great Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, combining elements from his fiction with his own controversial career, which ended with his suicide after his failed attempt at a right-wing coup. Score by Philip Glass. Roy Scheider narrates., Ambitious portrait of controversial Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, who committed ritual suicide. Score by Philip Glass; narrated by Roy Scheider., Paul Schrader’s visually stunning, collage like portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted an impossible harmony between self, art, and society. Winner of Best Artistic Contibutuion at Cannes Film Festival.