Patriotism (1966)
Supplier .........: Team MOC
DivX Release Date : 2008/06/12
DVD Retail Date ..: 2008/07/01
Theatre Date .....: 1966/04/12
Video Format .....: XviD
Video Bitrate ....: 1154 Kbps
Resolution .......: 576 x 432
Aspect Ratio .....: 1.33 : 1
Language .........: Japanese
Audio Format .....: VBR MP3 MONO
Audio Bitrate ....: 93 Kbps
DVD Runtime ......: 28 Min (Extras: 50min)
Frame Rate .......: 23.976 FPS
Subtitle .........: English
Film Genre .......: Drama/Short
File Size ........: 18x15MB (Extras: 25x15MB)
IMDB Vote ........: 8.1/10 (79 votes)
IMDB URL .........: http://imdb.com/title/tt0059936/
DVD Link .........: http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=433
PLOT SUMMARY
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 (Yukoku), which depicts
the seppuku of a 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.