Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 1m
- Director Paul Schrader
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.8/10 (367 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Ken Ogata
as Yukio Mishima
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Kenji Sawada
as Osamu
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Bandō Mitsugorō X
as Mizoguchi
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Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Isao
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Masayuki Shionoya
as Morita
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Hiroshi Mikami
as Cadet #1
- Junya Fukuda as Cadet #2
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Yuu Tokui
as Cadet #3
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Junkichi Orimoto
as General Mashita
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Naoko Ohtani
as Mother
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Go Riju
as Mishima, age 18-19
- Masato Aizawa as Mishima, age 9-14
- Yuki Nagahara as Mishima, age 5
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Kyuzo Kobayashi
as Literary Friend
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Yuki Kitazume
as Dancing Friend
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Haruko Katō
as Grandmother
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Hisako Manda
as Mariko
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Naomi Oki
as First Girl
Crew
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Paul Schrader
Director
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John Bailey
Director of Photography
- Michael Chandler Editor
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Tomoyo Oshima
Editor
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Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
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Tom Luddy
Producer
- Mataichirô Yamamoto Producer
- Jun Shiragi Screenplay
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Chieko Schrader
Screenplay
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Paul Schrader
Writer
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Leonard Schrader
Writer
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Chieko Schrader
Writer
