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要改變社會就會需要「言論」
那是最後一個「言論」 還有力量的時代

1969年5月13日，東京大學校區，一千多名左翼學生聚集在第900教室，等待與懷抱極右民族主義的當代文壇巨人三島由紀夫一決高下。面對六零年代後期，全球政局動盪，日本多間大學的學運組織「全共鬪」接連發起罷課、佔領校園等行動，與校方和警方發生大規模衝突。這場「左右大戰」成為眾所矚目的焦點，甚至許多人已做好了暴力收場的心理準備。然而，在氣氛肅穆的演講廳，三島由紀夫以一抵千，在一來一往的唇槍舌戰中，預期中的血腥衝突沒有發生，慷慨激昂的激辯、智慧超群的哲學對談，最終讓雙方因理解而尊重，這場半世紀前的精采對決，也成為後世面對不同政治立場，依然保持理性思辨的最佳典範。三度獲得諾貝爾文學獎提名，有「日本海明威」之稱的三島由紀夫在年輕時即出版許多小說和著作，這場號稱昭和以來最強的辯論會，由日本 TBS 電視台尋獲五十多年前拍攝的影像畫面，由導演豐島圭介進行修復，並加入當年與會的學運領袖們訪談。原本熱血激昂的莘莘學子，如今已是七十幾歲的老人，他們如何回首當年？三島由紀夫在自決的前一年究竟懷抱什麼樣的思維？

During the time of mass movement rising in late 60’s all over the world, an internationally acclaimed author, poet, playwright, actor, film director and critic Yukio Mishima, took part in a heated discussion with 1,000 members of the student movement at the University of Tokyo in 1969, just a year before Mishima’s ritual suicide. The original master footage of his last debate with students has been found after 50 years from the filming.
Though they have different opinions to each other, Mishima addressed to and influenced the young audience with respect. Through the restored 4K footage and interviews of the people involved in the discussion, the people who knew Mishima at that time, journalists and authors of our times, the film pursues timeless thoughts of Mishima which appeals to the people even today.