tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post3149153608511364927..comments2023-03-31T06:32:32.523-05:00Comments on Fire and Sword!: THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEADave Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11210387108701067975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post-28001386971967472182011-03-04T13:06:17.971-06:002011-03-04T13:06:17.971-06:00I saw the biopic about 18 years ago. Fascinating s...I saw the biopic about 18 years ago. Fascinating stuff. In many respects Yukio Mishima was Yukio Mishima's greatest character.Dave Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210387108701067975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post-14490834290149196372011-03-04T11:44:23.730-06:002011-03-04T11:44:23.730-06:00And the original title of "Sailor" in Ja...And the original title of "Sailor" in Japanese is "Towing in the morning", towing in Japanese being a word play on "glory". Since it didn't translate well into English, his American translator came up with the sensationalist title and Mishma liked it.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post-11092827380814368922011-03-04T11:41:53.553-06:002011-03-04T11:41:53.553-06:00It's OK. He's only on for a few minutes an...It's OK. He's only on for a few minutes and hams it up. Did you see the biographical movie?Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post-10442976207051723502011-03-04T10:57:17.762-06:002011-03-04T10:57:17.762-06:00Whoever put it in New England should have their bu...Whoever put it in New England should have their butt whupped by a squad of Right-wing Japanese paramilitaries dressed in leather outfits. It could be coursework at Northwestern.<br /><br />I have to admit I've only read a bit of Mishima. Confessions of a Mask is his other book I've read. I suppose that's a failing as I've only seen the more sensationalistic side of his work. I would like to see the gangster movie he did.Dave Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210387108701067975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32365859.post-75352684819543982012011-03-04T10:31:15.329-06:002011-03-04T10:31:15.329-06:00The movie version managed to transfer the whole st...The movie version managed to transfer the whole story to New England. It did give the male lead one of his more memorable roles (snicker).<br />I prefer Mishima's final tetraolgy (Runaway Horses, Decay of the Angel, etc.) as a meditation on the history of modern Japan and it's clash with the ancient.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.com