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
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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.
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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')
Mitsuru Hirata
Thug (segment 'Kyoko's House')
Nobuaki Murooka
CastingDirector
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
Jun Shiragi
Scenario Writer
Paul Schrader
Writer / Director
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Yukio Mishima
Novel
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Tom Luddy
Producer
John Bailey
Director of Photography
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Chieko Schrader
Script / Writer
Tom Bellfort
Sound Editor
Gary Clayton
Sound Editor
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Catherine Craig
Visual Effects
Giorgio Venturoli
Sound Editor
Etsuko Yagyu
Costume Design
Noriyo Ida
Makeup Artist
Jeff Kliment
Sound Editor
Eiko Ishioka
Costume Design / Production Design
Michael Chandler
Editor
Kyoji Sasaki
Set Decoration
Masayuki Okubi
Makeup Artist
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Makeup Artist
Junji Ota
Hairstylist
Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Kazuo Takenaka
Art Direction
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
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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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