Patriotism (film)
| Patriotism | |
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 Cover of The Criterion Collection DVD |
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| Directed by | Domoto Masaki Yukio Mishima |
| Produced by | Yukio Mishima |
| Written by | Yukio Mishima |
| Narrated by | none |
| Starring | Yukio Mishima Yoshiko Tsuruoka |
| Cinematography | Kimio Watanabe |
| Release date(s) |  April 12, 1966 |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Patriotism (憂国 Yûkoku ) is a 1966 Japanese short drama film directed by Yukio Mishima and Domoto Masaki. The English-language release was originally entitled The Rite of Love and Death.
Mishima wrote Yûkoku four years before his death. The book reflected many of Mishima's warlike instincts as it follows the story of the young Japanese army lieutenant Shinji Takeyama (played by Mishima) and his new wife, Reiko (played by Yoshiko Tsuruoka). Mishima's fascination with death and the samurai also come into the book when the lieutenant commits seppuku, the Japanese ritual suicide. The book was a tribute to the emperor and the Ni Ni Roku incident. Patriotism is an example of Mishima's thematic treatment of death, violence and politics.
After Mishima's suicide, his widow, Yoko, suppressed the film.[1] However, the original negative was found in 2005 and it was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection in 2008.[2][3][4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Rayns, Tony (30 June 2008). "Patriotism: The Word Made Flesh". The Criterion Collection. http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/517. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (2008-07-01). "New DVDs: ‘Mishima’ and ‘Framed’". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/movies/homevideo/01dvds.html?ref=movies. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ Goodman, Stephanie (22 August 2005). "Arts Briefly: Mishima Film Found". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/arts/22arts.html. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Lost Mishima film foretelling suicide found". The Japan Times. 20 August 2005. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20050820a2.html. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
[edit] External links
- Patriotism at the Internet Movie Database
- The complete film, with English titles
- Tom Mes, Midnight Eye review retrieved 12 Aug 2010.
- Ed Howard, Only the Cinema blog review retrieved 12 Aug 2010.
- {http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/1966/patriotism Jason Morgan, AMC film critic] review retrieved 12 Aug 2010.
- Jamie S. Rich, Criterion Confessions blog review retrieved 12 Aug 2010.
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