11.25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate

Overview

On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army - the Tatenokai - Mishima had taken the commandant hostage and called upon the assembled military outside the Ministry to overthrow their society and restore the powers of the Emperor. When the soldiers mocked and jeered Mishima, he cut short his speech and withdrew to the commandant's office where he committed seppuku - the samurai warrior's death - tearing open his belly with a ceremonial knife before being beheaded by one of his colleagues. What was Mishima truly trying to express through his actions? And what did he witness during his final moments?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 20, 2012

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Wakamatsu Production

Cast

Soran Tamoto,Hanae Kan,Tasuku Nagaoka,Suzunosuke Tanaka,Nao Okabe,Shima Onishi,Kazuki Tsujimoto,Takatsugu Iwama,Hideo Nakaizumi,Katsuyuki Shinoharaand 12 more

Director

Kōji Wakamatsu

Writer

Masayuki Kakegawa

Producer

Noriko Ozaki,Kōji Wakamatsu

Music

Fumio Sakahashi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1728686