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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

September 20 1985 (over 39 years ago)
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On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
  • Director: Paul Schrader
  • Genre: Drama
  • Runtime: 2 h 1 m
  • Budget: $5,000,000
  • Box office: $502,758
  • Countries: Japan, United States of America
  • Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International

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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Top cast

Ken Ogata photo

Ken Ogata

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

Go Riju

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

Masayuki Shionoya

Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami photo

Hiroshi Mikami

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

Junkichi Orimoto

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

Masato Aizawa

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

Junya Fukuda

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

Shigeto Tachihara

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

Yuki Nagahara

Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi photo

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume photo

Yuki Kitazume

Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katō photo

Haruko Katō

Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Bandō Mitsugorō X photo

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda photo

Hisako Manda

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

Naomi Oki

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

Miki Takakura

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

Imari Tsujikoichi Sato

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

Koichi Sato

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

Kenji Sawada

Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri photo

Reisen Ri

Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")

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