Patriotism, or the Rite of Love and Death
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Format: DVD
Edition: [Special ed.].
Description: 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (71 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Austere, elegant, and fiercely Japanese, "Patriotism" uses Noh staging to tell the story of Lieutenant Takeyama and his new bride, Reiko. A planned coup d'état has failed, and Takeyama will be required to participate in the execution of his friends. He therefore resolves to commit seppuku--ritual suicide--accompanied by his wife. Elegant, expressionistic and wordless, accompanied by selections from Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," Mishima emphasizes the erotic and romantic ties between husband and wife, the physical relationship between sex and death, the ability of duty and honor to give meaning to action, and the ability of action to grant power to ideas. In keeping with the motto that decorates their home, the final actions of Takeyama and Reiko are "wholeheartedly sincere."
Series: Criterion collection ; 433.
Other Authors:
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970.
三島由紀夫, 1925-1970.
Tsuruoka, Yoshiko.
鶴岡淑子.
Fujii, Hiroaki, 1927-2014.
藤井浩明, 1927-2014.
Watanabe, Kimio, 1928-
渡邊公夫, 1928-
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970. Yūkoku. English.
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970.
三島由紀夫, 1925-1970.
Tsuruoka, Yoshiko.
鶴岡淑子.
Fujii, Hiroaki, 1927-2014.
藤井浩明, 1927-2014.
Watanabe, Kimio, 1928-
渡邊公夫, 1928-
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970. Yūkoku. English.
Contents:
Reiko -- Lieutenant's return -- Final love -- Lieutenant commits hara-kiri -- Reiko's suicide -- Color bars.
Subjects:
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 -- Film adaptations.
Japan. Kaigun -- Officers -- Drama.
Japan. 海軍 -- Officers -- Drama.
Suicide -- Drama.
Seppuku -- Drama.
Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 -- Film adaptations.
Japan. Kaigun -- Officers -- Drama.
Japan. 海軍 -- Officers -- Drama.
Suicide -- Drama.
Seppuku -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781604650419
UPC: 715515029827
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DVD FOREIGN Patriotism | Edgewood | DVD | In |
Originally produced as a Japanese motion picture in 1966.
Special features: Two days with Yukio Mishima [featurette] (50 min.); Mishima on Mishima : The end of WWII [featurette] (5 min.); Mishima on Mishima : Death [featurette] (5 min.); Mishima on Mishima : Writing [audio only featurette] (49 min.); booklet includes the essays "The Word Made Flesh" by Tony Rayns, "On Patriotism (The Rite of Love and Death)" by Yukio Mishima, and "Patriotism" original story by Yukio Mishima.
Videorecording.
Associate producer, Fujii Hiroaki ; associate director, Dōmoto Masaki ; director of photography, Watanabe Kimio.
Associate producer, 藤井浩明; associate director, 堂本正樹; director of photography, 渡邊公夫.
Mishima Yukio, Tsuruoka Yoshiko.
三島由紀夫, 鶴岡淑子.
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. ; new restored high-definition digital transfer.
No spoken dialogue. Original version with Japanese intertitles and optional subtitles in English; English version with English intertitles.
Special features: Two days with Yukio Mishima [featurette] (50 min.); Mishima on Mishima : The end of WWII [featurette] (5 min.); Mishima on Mishima : Death [featurette] (5 min.); Mishima on Mishima : Writing [audio only featurette] (49 min.); booklet includes the essays "The Word Made Flesh" by Tony Rayns, "On Patriotism (The Rite of Love and Death)" by Yukio Mishima, and "Patriotism" original story by Yukio Mishima.
Videorecording.
Associate producer, Fujii Hiroaki ; associate director, Dōmoto Masaki ; director of photography, Watanabe Kimio.
Associate producer, 藤井浩明; associate director, 堂本正樹; director of photography, 渡邊公夫.
Mishima Yukio, Tsuruoka Yoshiko.
三島由紀夫, 鶴岡淑子.
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. ; new restored high-definition digital transfer.
No spoken dialogue. Original version with Japanese intertitles and optional subtitles in English; English version with English intertitles.