Yukio Mishima in a still from Mishima: The Last Debate (category: I, Japanese) directed by Keisuke Toyoshima.
Review |
Mishima: The Last Debate movie review – documentary sheds new light on Yukio Mishima, Japanese literary giant turned nationalist firebrand
- One of post-war Japan’s most controversial figures, Yukio Mishima railed against the country’s adoption of Western democratic values in the 1960s
- Keisuke Toyoshima’s film about a 1969 Tokyo University debate between Mishima and leftist students is a compelling time capsule of a volatile moment in history
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Asian cinema: Japanese films
Yukio Mishima in a still from Mishima: The Last Debate (category: I, Japanese) directed by Keisuke Toyoshima.
