MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS

Showings

PFC - Mainstage Wed, May 7 7:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Curated
Film Essentials
Release Year:1985
Rating:R
Genre:DRAMA
Production Country:USA
JAPAN
Original Language:ENGLISH
JAPANESE
Run Time:120 MIN
Cast/Crew Info
Director:PAUL SCHRADER
Cast:Ken Ogata
Yasosuke Bando Yasosuke Bando
Koichi Sato
Kenji Sawada

Description

PAUL SCHRADER | USA, JAPAN | 1985 | 120 MIN | R | JAPANESE, ENGLISH 

The life and work of conflicted Japanese writer Yukio Mishima is ingeniously intertwined with Phillip Glass’ rousing score in Paul Schrader’s brilliant masterpiece about the sacrifice we make for art.

Cast: Ken Ogata, Yasosuke Bando, Koichi Sato, Kenji Sawada


Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's FILM ESSENTIALS series.

With Film Essentials at the Philadelphia Film Center, PFS is giving audiences the chance to experience some of cinema’s greatest treasures as they were meant to be seen: on the big screen!