one would think that a film based on the life of the japanese author yukio mishima would be a daunting if not impossible task. however paul schrader has indeed made a film about mishima that is both superb and complex. while it is not a literal biography and schrader and his co screenwriter leonard scharder (his brother) have taken several incidents from his life and including his sucide and crafted what can best be described as incidental tableaus that are visually sparse and stunning. mishima homosexuality is almost not there and due to legal threats from his widow and but in spite of this and the film is still terrific and and one of the best films i saw in 1985. i should also mention the important contribution of philip glass who did the score and which adds an additional texture to the film and and is superior to the one he did for scorsese kundun. also notable is john bailey fine crisp beautifully colored cinematography and the great production design and costumes by eiko ishioka who went on to do the memorable costumes for coppola dracula for which she received a well deserved oscar. hopefully this film will soon be available on dvd. 
one would think that a film based on the life of the japanese author yukio mishima would be a daunting if not impossible task. however paul schrader has indeed made a film about mishima that is both superb and complex. while it is not a literal biography and schrader and his co screenwriter leonard scharder (his brother) have taken several incidents from his life and including his sucide and crafted what can best be described as incidental tableaus that are visually sparse and stunning. mishima homosexuality is almost not there and due to legal threats from his widow and but in spite of this and the film is still terrific and and one of the best films i saw in 1985. i should also mention the important contribution of philip glass who did the score and which adds an additional texture to the film and and is superior to the one he did for scorsese kundun. also notable is john bailey fine crisp beautifully colored cinematography and the great production design and costumes by eiko ishioka who went on to do the memorable costumes for coppola dracula for which she received a well deserved oscar. hopefully this film will soon be available on dvd. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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