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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

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

1985-09-20 Drama 2hr 1m

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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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.

  • Released
    1985-09-20
  • Revenue
    $502,758
  • Budget
    $5,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 1m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, 日本語
  • imdb-logo
    7.9
  • Production
    Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International

Crew

Paul Schrader
Director
Paul Schrader
Writer
Tom Luddy
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju

Go Riju
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa

Masato Aizawa
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda

Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara

Shigeto Tachihara
Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara

Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi

Kyuzo Kobayashi
Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume

Yuki Kitazume
Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō
Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Bandō Mitsugorō X

Bandō Mitsugorō X
Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda

Hisako Manda
Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki

Naomi Oki
First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura

Miki Takakura
Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato

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

Koichi Sato
Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada
Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri
Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
Setsuko Karasuma

Setsuko Karasuma
Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo

Tadanori Yokoo
Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata
Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata
Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima
Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno
Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto

Naoya Makoto
Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida
Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
Jun Negami

Jun Negami
Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe
Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa
'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara

Hideo Fukuhara
Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno

Yosuke Mizuno
'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi
Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka

Minoru Hodaka
Ichigaya Colonel
Alan Poul

Alan Poul
American Reporter
Ren Ebata

Ren Ebata
Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai

Yasuhiro Arai
Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima

Fumio Mizushima
Reporter #3
Shinji Miura

Shinji Miura
Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi

Sachiko Akagi
Thug's Girl Friend
Tsutomu Harada

Tsutomu Harada
Romeo
Mami Okamoto

Mami Okamoto
Juliet
Atsushi Takayama

Atsushi Takayama
Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito

Kimiko Ito
Grandmother's Nurse
Kojiro Oka

Kojiro Oka
First MP
Tatsuya Hiragaki

Tatsuya Hiragaki
Actor #1
Shinichi Nosaka

Shinichi Nosaka
Policeman
Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari
Osamu's Mother
Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider
Narrator (voice)
Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū
A monk
Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani
Mother
Yuichi Sato

Yuichi Sato
Student
Masahiko Sakata

Masahiko Sakata
Isao's Classmate

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