Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

  • R
  • 09/20/1985 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 1m

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

Overview

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.

Paul Schrader

Writer, Director

Yukio Mishima

Novel

Leonard Schrader

Writer

Chieko Schrader

Writer

Cast

Ken Ogata's headshot

Ken Ogata

Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju's headshot

Go Riju

Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya's headshot

Masayuki Shionoya

Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami's headshot

Hiroshi Mikami

Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto's headshot

Junkichi Orimoto

General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa's headshot

Masato Aizawa

Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda's headshot

Junya Fukuda

Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara's headshot

Shigeto Tachihara

Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")

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