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

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Translating Yukio Mishima with John Nathan John Nathan, celebrated translator, writer, scholar and filmmaker joined us to discuss his translation work from and process from Japanese to English in the new Yukio Mishima short story collection, VOICES OF THE FALLEN HEROES. Watch the full video with the link in bio. #yukiomishima #voicesofthefallenheroes #johnnathan | Vintage Books

Cover reveal 📚 VOICES OF THE FALLEN HEROES, a new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade. Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers 📝 Available January 14th, 2025 in tandem with Mishima's centenary, available in English for the first time, and carefully selected by a team of expert translators, these captivating stories serve as th

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