A group of yakuza is hired to break a strike and an antihero of his former law partners faces Read More »
Tag Archives: Yukio Mishima
Mishima: The Last Debate / Mishima Yukio vs Tôdai zenkyôtô: 50 nenme no shinjitsu (2020) Keisuke Toyoshima, Yukio Mishima, Osamu Kimura, Masahiko Akuta
One of Japan’s most important 20th century literary figures, nominated for the Nobel Prize Read More »
Patriotism / Yûkoku (1966) Masaki Dômoto, Yukio Mishima, Yoshiko Tsuruoka
Two characters on a Noh stage dramatize the rite of love and death of Lieutenant Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. Read More »
Hitokiri (1969) Hideo Gosha, Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima
Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. Read More »