Mishima - A Life In Four Chapters 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray

Paul Schrader's visually striking, collage-like portrait of acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata) explores the inner turmoil and contradictions that characterized a man who set himself the impossible task of finding harmony between himself, art, and society. The film takes place during Mishima's last day of life, when he committed the famous public seppuku, and is characterized by long flashbacks to the author's past and grandiose stylized renditions of his fictional works. With its rich cinematography by John Bailey, exquisite sets and costumes by Eiko Ishioka, and unforgettable, highly influential music by Philip Glass, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a tribute to its subject and a bold, exploratory work of art in its own right.

DIRECTOR'S APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

4K digital restoration 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

A 4K UHD disc with the film and a Blu-ray disc with the film and special features

Two alternative English audio commentaries, including one by actor Roy Scheider

Audio commentary with Schrader and producer Alan Poul

Featurette on the making of the film with Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka

Featurette on Yukio Mishima with his biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie

Audio interview with co-writer Chieko Schrader

Excerpts from a 1966 interview with Mishima discussing his writing

The Strange Case of Yukio Mishima, a 1985 documentary about the author

Trailer

PLUS: An essay by critic Kevin Jackson, an article about the film's censorship in Japan, and photographs of Ishioka's set design

Cover by Neil Kellerhouse