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Oswaldtherabbit
IMDb member since March 2001
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Yûkoku (1966)
Stunning though hard to see autobiographical film by poet
27 October 2003 - 4 out of 11 users found this review helpful.
This extraordinary short film combines a traditional Kabuki theatre style with very cinematic realism in the death scene; Only the use of Wagner's "Isolde's Liebestod" appears to be a bit over the top. If you know about Mishima's life story you will find this film to be a stunning pre-conception of things to come. Unfortunately public screenings outside Japan are forbidden due to a legal dispute.
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