Mishima

Also this week: the 40th anniversary of Paul Schrader’s ‘Mishima,’ a 4K restoration of Lina Wertmüller’s ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ in 35mm.

As a result, I was more familiar with Mishima’s life — the turn to ultraright nationalism, the attempted coup and his ensuing death by seppuku — than with his art.

The characters’ open misogyny and the author’s fixation with class and tradition jarred liberal readers when the book was translated into English in 1968; others didn’t care for Mishima’s typically frank treatment of sexuality.

The tragedy has a kind of inevitability that feels more Mishima than the maudlin Italian original.

For the Scorpion, first they wanted to showcase the wonderful American Wagyu program from Mishima Reserve and tried to figure out a dazzling presentation.