Patriotism (1965)
- Original title
- 憂國
- Directed by
- Masaki Dōmoto, Yukio Mishima
- Genre
- drama film, still life photography, script
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young army officer and his wife prepare for a ritual suicide after a failed coup attempt. The film shows their final moments together in a sparse, traditionally styled room.
intensestarkceremonialvisually starksomberminimalistquietcontemplativeaustere
What happens
Patriotism or the Rite of Love and Death (憂國, Yūkoku) is a 1966 Japanese short film directed by Yukio Mishima. It is based on Mishima's short story "Patriotism", published in 1960. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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