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tyufekchieva's review
4.0
A disturbing, but thought-provoking story - I found the semi-autobiographical aspects immersive. I quite enjoyed it, even wrote down some quotes which hit me hard.
rileymatkovich's review
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
prettyboypercy's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Truly a heart-wrenching read. The exploration of sex and love, both erotic but revered, was such a - a devastating take
808jake_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
jakepasseri's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Gore, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Body horror
sebniv's review
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Angered by the apparent westernisation of the Japanese beliefs and values, right wing figure and reactionary Yukio Mishima held a speech at a military base in Tokyo on November 25th 1970. After his speech he would scream "Long live the empire" and committed seppuku.
This film, written and later directed by Mishima, serves as a chilling foreshadowing of his death. A lieutenant upset at his follow soldiers and countrymen for giving up in the war committing seppuku, and his wife following suit. This was a very interesting read of the thoughts of one when forcing death onto ourselves
While I very much disagree with his ideology and politics, I do Mishima as a person quite commendable, someone so steadfast in their beliefs that they choose to die over it.
I own two of Mishima's works, tho neither of them being political in nature, and I'm keen to explore more.
This film, written and later directed by Mishima, serves as a chilling foreshadowing of his death. A lieutenant upset at his follow soldiers and countrymen for giving up in the war committing seppuku, and his wife following suit. This was a very interesting read of the thoughts of one when forcing death onto ourselves
While I very much disagree with his ideology and politics, I do Mishima as a person quite commendable, someone so steadfast in their beliefs that they choose to die over it.
I own two of Mishima's works, tho neither of them being political in nature, and I'm keen to explore more.
nocario's review
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
staypositive's review
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0