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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters AKA Mishima (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: R1-
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Bonus Trailers:
- "In the Heat of the Night" (2:40)
- "Paths of Glory" (2:54)
- "Breakheart Pass" (2:58)
- "Tidal Wave" (2:25)
- "The Tear of the Hare" (1:54)
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Subtitles:Finnish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Package incorrectly states Region 2 only.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Paul Schrader and producer Alan Poul (2008)
Theatrical Trailer (1:22)
DISC TWO
"Making Mishima" 2008 documentary with cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass (43:53)
"Producing Mishima" 2008 interview with producers Tom Luddy and Mataichiro Yamamoto (21:58)
Audio Interview with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader from 2008 (25:52)
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 television series À la vitrine du libraire (6:15)
"The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima" 1985 documentary from the BBC television series Arena (55:06) -
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:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese (Ken Ogata narration) Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
Japanese/English (Roy Scheider narration) Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
Japanese/English (Paul Jasmin narration Version 2) Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:"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 a new 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 (2001)
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Extras:"Inside Mishima" 1985 documentary (10:32)
Deleted Scene (1:11)
Cast & Crew List (1 page)
Production Notes (6 pages)
Theatrical Trailer (1:27) -
Subtitles:English (burnt-in for Japanese dialogue), English (for English narration), French, Japanese (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese/English (Paul Jasmin narration Version 1) Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Japanese (Ken Ogata narration) Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Japanese/French Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Though the end credits state "English Narration by Roy Scheider," his English narration is not included.
The optional English subtitles are a transcription of the English Temp Track narration, which differ from a translation of the Japanese narration.
"Inside Mishima" & the trailer are in English with no subtitles.
The deleted scene is in Japanese with burned-in English subtitles and optional French subtitles. -
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Extras:International Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R1
The Criterion features the Director's Cut, additional extras, and the Roy Scheider narration.
The Warner DVD features the Theatrical Cut, a different commentary, an exclusive featurette, and the additional scene from the Director's Cut as a bonus feature.
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:
- R0 Finland- Future Film - No cuts – Director’s Cut (116:23 PAL).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2008 director's cut (121:12 NTSC).
- R1 America- Warner Home Video - No cuts - theatrical cut (120:31 NTSC).
- R2 Holland- Lumiere Home Entertainment - No cuts (116 min PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 14/12/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 23/03/22UPDATE LOG:
24/08/10: Added Criterion and Dutch entries.
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12/11/14: Addition of the R0 Finnish edition.
17/05/20: Added Caps-a-holic link, updated Warner & Criterion releases, and added Versions information.
23/03/22: Dates.
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