[puroresu]

Mishima was an odd guy. A Japanese ultranationalist who surrounded himself with a cult of gay bodybuilders/weapons enthusiasts.

That's one story Kurosawa wouldn't touch, that's for sure!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Mishima was an odd guy. A Japanese ultranationalist who surrounded himself with a cult of gay bodybuilders/weapons enthusiasts.

That's one story Kurosawa wouldn't touch, that's for sure!

But Paul Schraeder did! His Mishima is one of my all-time Top Ten films, and hardly anybody's seen it. The non-linear nature of the film with the use of b&w for the flashbacks, color for the story of Mishima's last day and saturated candy color for the literary adaptations is stunning. A must!