Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

“Speaking of unconventional biopics that don't fall into the typical traps, Mishima by Paul Schrader. It's, I mean, it's almost definitely the best film he ever made. Just, I mean, what he's doing with artifice here, what he's doing with structure, it's really brilliant. And when I first saw it, it was like shocking.”

“Mishima by Paul Schrader. That's one of my all-time favorites. It's made I think 30 years ago. It's about Yukio Mishima, the Japanese writer. And it's a strange blend of almost a documentation of a life blended with art. And I think it's structurally one of the most sophisticated films ever written and shot.”

“Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. We need to shout out to Eiko Ishioka who designed this film. She's completely one-of-a-kind visionary. Bright colors, skewed angles. Storytelling, acting, yes, yes, but like the visuals of this film are what keep coming back.”

“And Mishima by Paul Schrader, of course. Great.”

“This is the best. Whoever wants to buy two movies that make sense to watch together, buy this double bill: Mishima by Paul Schrader and Mishima's Patriotism. Very highly recommended to anyone.”

“Mishima. So this is a movie about a super right-wing artist told in a few ways. One in which this artist decided to take over a military base. The other is happening in his childhood. The other part that's really interesting takes these sequences from his writing and reenacts them and does them in these fantastical stage-play-like things. And Paul Schrader is a persnickety, grumpy dude sometimes... And I love this movie. It's one of my favorite movies ever.”