Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
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.

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Cast

Ken Ogata Ken Ogata As: Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju Go Riju As: Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya Masayuki Shionoya As: Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami Hiroshi Mikami As: Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto Junkichi Orimoto As: General Mashita (segment "November 25, 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.


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

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English, 日本語

Release Date: 20 September 1985

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 121m

Company Credits

Company: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $502,758

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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

Directed By

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Director

Takayoshi Bunai

Takayoshi Bunai

Second Assistant Director

Yasuo Matsumoto

Yasuo Matsumoto

Second Assistant Director

Koichi Nakajima

Koichi Nakajima

First Assistant Director

Hisashi Tôma

Hisashi Tôma

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tom Luddy

Tom Luddy

Producer

Yosuke Mizuno

Yosuke Mizuno

Line Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

George Lucas

George Lucas

Executive Producer

Mataichirô Yamamoto

Mataichirô Yamamoto

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Noriyo Ida

Noriyo Ida

Makeup Artist

Eiko Ishioka

Eiko Ishioka

Costume Design

Yasuhiro Kawaguchi

Yasuhiro Kawaguchi

Makeup Artist

Etsuko Yagyu

Etsuko Yagyu

Costume Design

Junji Ota

Junji Ota

Hairstylist

Masayuki Okubi

Masayuki Okubi

Makeup Artist

Sound

Philip Glass

Philip Glass

Original Music Composer

Tom Bellfort

Tom Bellfort

Sound Editor

Jerry Ross

Jerry Ross

Sound Editor

Leslie Shatz

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Giorgio Venturoli

Giorgio Venturoli

Sound Editor

Leslie Shatz

Leslie Shatz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Clayton

Gary Clayton

Sound Editor

Jeff Kliment

Jeff Kliment

Sound Editor

Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Catherine Craig

Catherine Craig

Visual Effects

Camera

John Bailey

John Bailey

Director of Photography

Toyomichi Kurita

Toyomichi Kurita

Camera Operator

James Finnerty

James Finnerty

Key Grip

Lighting

Art Department

Eiko Ishioka

Eiko Ishioka

Production Design

Kyoji Sasaki

Kyoji Sasaki

Set Decoration

Kazuo Takenaka

Kazuo Takenaka

Art Direction

Other Crew

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