Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

  • Drama
9/20/1985
121
R

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.

Director:
Paul Schrader
Writers:
Paul Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Revenue:
$502,758
Budget:
$5,000,000
    • suicide
    • identity
    • patriotism
    • nationalism
    • coup d'etat
    • author
    • art
    • lgbt
    • criterion
    • gay theme
    • four chapters

    Videos

    Cast

    • Ken Ogata
      Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Go Riju
      Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Masayuki Shionoya
      Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Hiroshi Mikami
      Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Junkichi Orimoto
      General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Masato Aizawa
      Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Junya Fukuda
      Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Shigeto Tachihara
      Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
    • Yuki Nagahara
      Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Kyuzo Kobayashi
      Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Yuki Kitazume
      Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Haruko Katō
      Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
    • Bandō Mitsugorō X
      Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
    • Hisako Manda
      Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
    • Naomi Oki
      First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
    • Miki Takakura
      Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")

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