11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)
"11·25 jiketsu no hi: Mishima Yukio to wakamono-tachi" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Kôji Wakamatsu

Writer:

Masayuki Kakegawa (screenplay)

Stars:

Arata Iura, Shinobu Terajima, Hideo Nakaizumi

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Arata Iura	...	Yukio Mishima
Shinobu Terajima
Hideo Nakaizumi
Hanae Kan
Shinji Suzuki
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Ken Furusawa
Ichirô Ogura
Suzunosuke
Katsuyuki Shinohara
Gô Jibiki
Seiroku Nakazawa
Takatsugu Iwama
Yuki Fujii
Kazuki Tsujimoto

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

date in title | subject name in title | year 1970 | november | digit in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 June 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate

Company Credits

Production Co:

Skhole Co., Wakamatsu Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

User Reviews

Absolute BS

This film was so bad that I did not bother to see the second Japanese film in the double header presented at the Melbourne Film Festival. This is so tedious and without an ounce of character development with so many drawn out scenes that I became sick with boredom. When the main character finally did himself in one of the audience members cried out "you should have done that an hour ago mate!". Mashima's followers have no reason to follow him to the point that it is not believable that they actually do. Was the scene when the two men try to take the Soviet occupied islands in a putt-putt motorboat for comedic value? I fear not, I think the intention was serious! Please, please, do not see this film! You will waste two hours of your life that will feel like four!