{"product_id":"mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters-blu-ray","title":"Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Schrader’s visually stunning, collagelike portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) investigates the inner turmoil and contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, and society. Taking place on the last day of Mishima’s life, when he famously committed public seppuku, the film is punctuated by extended flashbacks to the writer’s past as well as gloriously stylized evocations of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential score by Philip Glass, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMishima: A Life in Four Chapters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a tribute to its subject and a bold, investigative work of art in its own right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestored 4K digital transfer of the director’s cut, supervised and approved by director Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo alternate English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary featuring Schrader and producer Alan Poul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgram on the making of the film featuring Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgram on Yukio Mishima featuring his biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio interview with coscreenwriter Chieko Schrader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Strange Case of Yukio Mishima,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea 1985 documentary about the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film’s censorship in Japan, and photographs of Ishioka’s sets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCover by Neil Kellerhouse\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581780455624,"sku":"CC2884BD","price":50.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/mishimabd4k.jpg?v=1744244056","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}