11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate

11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate

11·25 jiketsu no hi: Mishima Yukio to wakamono-tachi
🎞️ Movie 119 min JP
โ˜… 6.1 /10 2012

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?

Cast

Arata Iura
Arata Iura
Yukio Mishima
Shinobu Terajima
Shinobu Terajima
Reiko Hiraoka
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Hissho Morita
Tasuku Nagaoka
Tasuku Nagaoka
Masayoshi Koga
Hideo Nakaizumi
Hideo Nakaizumi
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Hiroshi Mochimaru
Shima Ônishi
Shima Ônishi
Kiyoshi Kuramochi
Ichirô Hashimoto
Ichirô Hashimoto
Motoki Ochiai
Motoki Ochiai
Hanae Kan
Hanae Kan
Fumio Itabashi
Fumio Itabashi
Composer
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Yûsaku Mitsuwaka
Cinematographer
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Tomohiko Tsuji
Cinematographer