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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985 Directed by Paul Schrader

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

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.

Countries Japan , USA
Production Countries Japan , USA
Language Japanese
Spoken Languages English , Japanese
Gnere Drama
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $502,758
Release Date 20 September 1985
121 mins
Cast
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Bandō Mitsugorō X Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima Isao
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya Morita
Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami Cadet #1
Junya Fukuda
Junya Fukuda Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto General Mashita
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani Mother
Go Riju
Go Riju Mishima, age 18-19
Masato Aizawa
Masato Aizawa Mishima, age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara
Yuki Nagahara Mishima, age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Kyuzo Kobayashi Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume Dancing Friend
Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō Grandmother
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda Mariko
Naomi Oki
Naomi Oki First Girl
Miki Takakura
Miki Takakura Second Girl
Imari Tsuji
Imari Tsuji Madame
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato Kashiwagi
Reisen Ri
Reisen Ri Kiyomi
Setsuko Karasuma
Setsuko Karasuma Mitsuko
Tadanori Yokoo
Tadanori Yokoo Natsuo
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata Takei
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata Thug
Hiroshi Katsuno
Hiroshi Katsuno Lt. Hori
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto Kendo Instructor
Kunihiko Ida
Kunihiko Ida Izutsu
Jun Negami
Jun Negami Kurahara
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe Interrogator
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
Masahiko Sakata
Masahiko Sakata Isao's Classmate
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
Yuichi Sato
Yuichi Sato Student
Sachiko Akagi
Sachiko Akagi Thug's Girlfriend
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
Crew
Director
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Writers
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Jun Shiragi
Jun Shiragi
Producers
Tom Luddy
Tom Luddy
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Executive Producers
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
George Lucas
George Lucas
Cinematography
John Bailey
John Bailey
Composer
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Editors
Tomoyo Ōshima
Tomoyo Ōshima
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
Production Design
Eiko Ishioka
Eiko Ishioka
Sound
Tom Bellfort
Tom Bellfort
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross
Giorgio Venturoli
Giorgio Venturoli
Gary Clayton
Gary Clayton
Jeff Kliment
Jeff Kliment
Leslie Shatz
Leslie Shatz
Visual Effects
Catherine Craig
Catherine Craig
Original Writer
Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
Art Direction
Kazuo Takenaka
Kazuo Takenaka
Set Decoration
Kyoji Sasaki
Kyoji Sasaki
Costume Design
Eiko Ishioka
Eiko Ishioka
Etsuko Yagyu
Etsuko Yagyu
Makeup Artists
Noriyo Ida
Noriyo Ida
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Masayuki Okubi
Masayuki Okubi
Hairstylist
Junji Ota
Junji Ota
Camera Operator
Toyomichi Kurita
Toyomichi Kurita
Lighting
Kazuo Shimomura
Kazuo Shimomura
Assistant Directors
Koichi Nakajima
Koichi Nakajima
Takayoshi Bunai
Takayoshi Bunai
Yasuo Matsumoto
Yasuo Matsumoto
Hisashi Tôma
Hisashi Tôma