11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate
- 25 Novembre 1970 : Le jour où Mishima choisit son destin (more)
Directed by:
Kōji WakamatsuCast:
井浦新, Hideo Nakaizumi, 寺島しのぶ, Hanae Kan, Shima Ōnishi, 小倉一郎, 落合モトキ, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, 森岡龍, 永岡佑, Sanshirô Kobayashi, Nao Okabe (more)Plots(1)
What sort of reasons could be powerful enough to drive a man to suicide? The film explores this question through the story of writer Yukio Mishima. Revered writer, Mishima kidnapped, along with a group of people, a major Japanese commander on November 25, 1970. With such an action he intended to promote a coup to return powers to the Emperor. However, he finds no support and is teased, so he decides to undergo the seppuku: with a ceremonial sword he opens his own stomach while a friend cuts his head. The character emphasizes the importance of living and dying with dignity, (El Riviera Maya Film Festival)
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