Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
2h 1m
Running Time
September 20, 1985Release Date
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
2h 1m
Running Time
September 20, 1985Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.

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')

Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
Madame (segment 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion')

Koichi Sato
Kashiwagi (segment 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion')

Kenji Sawada
Osamu (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Reisen Ri
Kiyomi (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Setsuko Karasuma
Mitsuko (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Tadanori Yokoo
Natsuo (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Yasuaki Kurata
Takei (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Nobuaki Murooka
CastingDirector

Mitsuru Hirata
Thug (segment 'Kyoko's House')

Toshiyuki Nagashima
Isao (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Hiroshi Katsuno
Lieutenant Hori (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Naoya Makoto
Kendo Instructor (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Kunihiko Ida
Izutsu (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Jun Negami
Kurahara (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Ryō Ikebe
Interrogator (segment 'Runaway Horses')

Toshio Hosokawa
'Rokumeikan' Producer

Hideo Fukuhara
Military Doctor

Yosuke Mizuno
'Yukoku' Producer / Line Producer

Eimei Esumi
Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp

Minoru Hodaka
Ichigaya Colonel

Alan Poul
American Reporter

Ren Ebata
Reporter #1

Yasuhiro Arai
Reporter #2

Fumio Mizushima
Reporter #3

Shinji Miura
Pavilion Acolyte

Sachiko Akagi
Thug's Girl Friend

Tsutomu Harada
Romeo

Mami Okamoto
Juliet

Atsushi Takayama
Interrogation Policeman

Kimiko Ito
Grandmother's Nurse

Kojiro Oka
First MP

Tatsuya Hiragaki
Actor #1

Shinichi Nosaka
Policeman

Sachiko Hidari
Osamu's Mother

Roy Scheider
Narrator (voice)

Chishū Ryū
A monk

Naoko Ohtani
Mother

Yuichi Sato
Student

Masahiko Sakata
Isao's Classmate

Paul Schrader
Writer / Director

Tom Luddy
Producer

Philip Glass
Original Music Composer

Chieko Schrader
Script / Writer

Yukio Mishima
Novel

John Bailey
Director of Photography

Jun Shiragi
Scenario Writer

Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer

George Lucas
Executive Producer

Leonard Schrader
Writer

Tom Bellfort
Sound Editor

Jerry Ross
Sound Editor

Noriyo Ida
Makeup Artist

Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor

Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Giorgio Venturoli
Sound Editor

Eiko Ishioka
Costume Design / Production Design

Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Makeup Artist

Catherine Craig
Visual Effects

Michael Chandler
Editor

Kyoji Sasaki
Set Decoration

Gary Clayton
Sound Editor

Etsuko Yagyu
Costume Design

Junji Ota
Hairstylist

Jeff Kliment
Sound Editor

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kazuo Takenaka
Art Direction

Masayuki Okubi
Makeup Artist

Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer

Toyomichi Kurita
Camera Operator

Kazuo Shimomura
Gaffer

Takayoshi Bunai
Second Assistant Director

Yasuo Matsumoto
Second Assistant Director
Media.






























Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 1m
Content RatingR
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$502,758
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
suicide
identity
patriotism
nationalism
coup d'etat
author
art
lgbt
gay theme
four chapters
film in chapters
Wiki.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a 1985 biographical drama film directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko Schrader. The film is based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima (portrayed by Ken Ogata), interweaving episodes from his life with dramatizations of segments from his books The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas were executive producers of the film, which has a musical score composed by Philip Glass and production design by Eiko Ishioka.
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