Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Beautifully shot, incredibly well acted, a unique screenplay structure, bold, sometimes minimal, but really captivating set design, and a phenomenal score by Philip Glass add up to something that's pretty great; perhaps even overwhelming, which could be a strength or a flaw, depending on how you look at it.

It's also such a strange movie to exist in the first place...American filmmaker and producers, Japanese cast and dialogue, and while I'm thankful it exists, I'm surprised it was produced in the first place, because if I was some rich producer who wanted to make a profit, I probably wouldn't fund something so out there tbh.

It's also sort of a "biography" but in a way that's fresh and completely distinct from what you'd expect from a film that could be called a biopic or biographical.

I feel like this is going to stick with me for a while, and definitely see why it has such a high rating on here.