DVD
Patriotism = Yūkoku
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Full screen version.
Languages
Japanese dialogue; English or Japanese subtitles.
Performers
Yukio Mishima (Lieutenant Takeyama), Yoshiko Tsuruoka (his wife Reiko).
Publication Information
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (71 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Summary
Depicts the ritual suicide of a naval officer in both Japanese (27 min.) and English (29 min.) versions. Bonus features include an 49-minute audio recording of Mishima at the Foreign Correspondent's Association of Japan, a 50-minute making-of documentary, interview excerpts featuring Mishima discussing World War II and death.
Notes
Originally released as motion picture in 1966.
Accompanied by a booklet featuring a new essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns, Mishima's extensive notes on the film's production, and his original short story.