Drama · Japan · 1983 · 1h 0m

The Execution of Love

愛の処刑

Director

Masayoshi Nogami

Cast

Hajime Ishigami as Otomo Takayoshi Heisuke Miki as Imabayashi Makoto Itagaki as Tadokoro Miyoko Yamamoto as Housekeeper

Crew

Hideo Itō — Director of Photography Masahiro Yoshimoto — Screenplay Ito Bungaku — Producer

Tagline

Forbidden love! The aesthetics of seppuku! A complete film adaptation of a elusive Mishima novel!

Synopsis

Otomo, a teacher, and Imabayashi, a high school student, regret having left a student and Imabayashi's best friend, Tadokoro, standing in the rain in the schoolyard, where he died of exhaustion. Both Tadokoro and Imabayashi held love for their teacher; but he know demands his execution.

Mood & Themes

pink film yukio mishima

Key Collaborators

Masayoshi Nogami Director Hideo Itō Director of Photography Masahiro Yoshimoto Screenplay Ito Bungaku Producer

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