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The Sakai Agency
Featuring: Yukio Mishima
Playwright and novelist Yukio Mishima foreshadowed his own violent suicide with this ravishing short feature, his only foray into filmmaking, yet made with the expressiveness and confidence of a true cinema artist. All prints of Patriotism (Yûkoku), which depicts the seppuku of an army officer, were destroyed after Mishima’s death in 1970, though the negative was saved, and the film resurfaced thirty-five years later. New viewers will be stunned at the depth and clarity of Mishima’s vision, as well as his graphic depictions of sex and death. The film is presented here with a choice of Japanese or English intertitles.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Japanese Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Edit, Audio Recording, Documentary, Interview, Booklet
- Original version with Japanese intertitles with optional English subtitles, and an alternate version with English intertitles
- A 45-minute audio recording of Yukio Mishima speaking to the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Japan
- A 45-minute making-of documentary, featuring crew from the film’s production
- Interview excerpts featuring Yukio Mishima discussing war and death
- Booklet featuring a new essay by renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns, Yukio Mishima’s original short story, and Mishima’s extensive notes on the film’s production
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Marty Gross
Release Notes on Restoration
Patriotism
Patriotism is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. These new digital transfers were created from the original 35mm negative. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtracks were mastered at 24-bit from the optical soundtracks, which were created using a 78 r.p.m. vinyl recording. Audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
The soundtracks were mastered at 24-bit from the optical soundtracks, which were created using a 78 r.p.m. vinyl recording. Audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.