Paul Schrader directed Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), a biographical film about the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Schrader crafted the film by interweaving scenes from Mishima’s life with dramatizations of his novels, blending black-and-white and color cinematography to differentiate between the real and fictional worlds. It was a perfect way to handle telling this fascinating individual’s story, as the line between fiction and reality was getting blurry for him in hi

must-read classic japanese literature ♡ 1. Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ coming of age, aristocratic japan, breach of tradition, young love 2. The Gossamer Years (Kagero Nikki): A Diary by a Noblewoman of Heian Japan ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ japan in the early 10th century, emotional and aesthetic life 3. The Doctor's Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ based on the life of the first doctor in the world to perform surgery for breast cancer under a general anesthetic 4. Sanshirō by Natsume Sōseki ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎ

7 highly recommended japanese literature to be read 💌 spring snow by yukio mishima 🗣️translated by michael gallagher set in 1912 tokyo; outsiders breached the ancient, stringent world of aristocratic japan 💌 the grossamer years by kagerō nikki 🗣️translated by edward seidensticker an autobiography-diary covering 21 years in the life of a mid-heian fujiwara noblewoman, known today as the 'mother of michitsuna' 💌 the face of another by kōbō abe 🗣️translated by e.dale saunders a disfigured lab