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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters AKA Mishima (Blu-ray) (1985)
On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world.Director: Paul Schrader
Year of Copyright: 1985
Year of Production: 1984
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2008)
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Extras:"Making Mishima" 2008 documentary with cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass (43:55)
"Producing Mishima" 2008 interview with producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto (21:59)
Audio Interview with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader from 2008 (26:17) [1080p]
Interviews with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie from 2008 (26:44)
"Mishima on Mishima" interview with Yukio Mishima from a 1966 episode of the French TV series À la vitrine du libraire (6:15) [1080p]
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" 1985 documentary from the BBC TV series Arena (55:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:23) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English (for Japanese dialogue & Japanese narration), English (for Japanese dialogue) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese (Ken Ogata narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Roy Scheider narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Paul Jasmin narration Version 2) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:4K restoration supervised by Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
"Making Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
"Producing Mishima" and the John Nathan/Donald Richie interview are in English, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese-language film clips.
"Mishima on Mishima" is in French & Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with burned-in English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
All other extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes a 60-page book with an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film's censorship in Japan, and photographs of production designer Eiko Ishioka's sets. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2008)
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Extras:"Making Mishima" 2008 documentary with cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass (43:55)
"Producing Mishima" 2008 interview with producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto (21:59)
Audio Interview with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader from 2008 (26:17) [1080p]
Interviews with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie from 2008 (26:44)
"Mishima on Mishima" interview with Yukio Mishima from a 1966 episode of the French TV series À la vitrine du libraire (6:15) [1080p]
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" 1985 documentary from the BBC TV series Arena (55:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:23) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English (for Japanese dialogue & Japanese narration), English (for Japanese dialogue) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese (Ken Ogata narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Roy Scheider narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Paul Jasmin narration Version 2) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:4K restoration supervised by Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
"Making Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
"Producing Mishima" and the John Nathan/Donald Richie interview are in English, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese-language film clips.
"Mishima on Mishima" is in French & Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with burned-in English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
All other extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes a 60-page book with an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film's censorship in Japan, and photographs of production designer Eiko Ishioka's sets. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:27)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English/Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:BD-R format.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2008)
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Extras:"Making Mishima" 2008 documentary with cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass (43:55)
"Producing Mishima" 2008 interview with producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto (21:59)
Interviews with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie from 2008 (26:45)
Theatrical Trailer (1:34)
Photo Gallery
Production Notes -
Subtitles:Catalan, Spanish (Castilian)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 MPEG-2
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese/English (Roy Scheider narration) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 576i.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2008)
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Extras:"Making Mishima" 2008 documentary with cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass (43:55)
"Producing Mishima" 2008 interview with producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto (21:59)
Audio Interview with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader from 2008 (26:17) [1080p]
Interviews with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie from 2008 (26:44)
"Mishima on Mishima" interview with Yukio Mishima from a 1966 episode of the French TV series À la vitrine du libraire (6:15) [1080p]
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" 1985 documentary from the BBC TV series Arena (55:09)
Theatrical Trailer (1:23) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English (for Japanese dialogue & Japanese narration), English (for Japanese dialogue) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese (Ken Ogata narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Roy Scheider narration) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (48kHz/24bit)
Japanese/English (Paul Jasmin narration Version 2) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:4K restoration supervised by Paul Schrader and cinematographer John Bailey.
All extras are in 1080i 60Hz, except where noted.
"Making Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
"Producing Mishima" and the John Nathan/Donald Richie interview are in English, with optional English subtitles for the Japanese-language film clips.
"Mishima on Mishima" is in French & Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" is in English & Japanese, with burned-in English subtitles for the Japanese portions.
All other extras are in English with no subtitles.
Includes a 60-page book with an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the film's censorship in Japan, and photographs of production designer Eiko Ishioka's sets. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The Criterions feature additional extras, MPEG-4 encoding, uncompressed audio, and additional optional narration tracks (including the director's preferred Ken Ogata track).
The Spanish release features a different commentary, but only has lossy audio and does not feature any English subtitles for the Japanese dialogue.
Versions:
There are 3 different cuts of the film that have been released:
1) Original release length of 120 minutes
2) 2008 Director's Cut that restored a 1 minute deleted scene (included as a separate bonus feature on the Warner DVD) featuring Chishû Ryû to the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" segment and featured new sky replacement/color timing at the end of the "Runaway Horses" segment
3) 2018 Updated Director's Cut still containing the additional scene and featuring a different sky replacement/color timing at the end of the "Runaway Horses" segment
There are 4 different narration audio tracks that have been released:
1) English narration by Roy Scheider
2) Japanese narration by Ken Ogata
3) English narration (temp track) by Paul Jasmin (Warner DVD)
4) A different English narration (temp track) by Paul Jasmin (Criterion DVD & Blu-ray)
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2018 updated director's cut (121:27).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2018 updated director's cut (121:27).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Rapid Eye Movies - No cuts - 2018 updated director's cut (121:38)
- Blu-ray B Spain- Sherlock Films - No cuts - 2008 director's cut (120:55).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2018 updated director's cut (121:27).
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Comparison added by Markus_Lang on 12/11/14
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 23/03/22UPDATE LOG:
12/11/14: Initial entry.
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20/04/18: Added Criterion releases and DVDBeaver link.
17/05/20: Added Caps-a-holic link, updated notes on Criterion releases, and added Versions information.
23/03/22: Dates, Canada, Germany.
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