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  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
  • R
    120 min | Biography, Drama
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
R
120 min | Biography, Drama

A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
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Director
Writers
Chieko Schrader (Japanese script by) | Paul Schrader (written by) | Leonard Schrader (written by) | Jun Shiragi (scenario conceived in collaboration with)
Producers
Tom Luddy (produced by) | Mataichirô Yamamoto (produced by) (as Mata Yamamoto)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Production Designer
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Release date
Sep 20, 1985 (United States)

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Cast

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53 cast members
Name Known for
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") / Narrator Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970") / Narrator   See fewer
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970") Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")   See fewer
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970") Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")   See fewer
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970") Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")   See fewer
Shigeto Tachihara
Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970") Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")   See fewer
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970") General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")   See fewer
Naoko Ôtani
Mother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Naoko Otani) Mother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Naoko Otani)   See fewer
Gô Rijû
Mishima, Age 18-19 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Go Riju) Mishima, Age 18-19 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Go Riju)   See fewer
Masato Aizawa
Mishima, Age 9-14 (segment November 25, 1970 - "Flashbacks") Mishima, Age 9-14 (segment November 25, 1970 - "Flashbacks")   See fewer
Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, Age 5 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") Mishima, Age 5 (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks")   See fewer
Kyûzô Kobayashi
Literary Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Kyuzo Kobayashi) Literary Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Kyuzo Kobayashi)   See fewer
Yuki Kitazume
Dancing Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") Dancing Friend (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks")   See fewer
Haruko Katô
Grandmother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Haruko Kato) Grandmother (segment "November 25, 1970 - Flashbacks") (as Haruko Kato)   See fewer
Yasosuke Bando
Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")   See fewer
Hisako Manda
Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")   See fewer
Naomi Oki
First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")   See fewer
Miki Takakura
Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")   See fewer
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Imari Tsuji) Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Imari Tsuji)   See fewer
Kôichi Satô
Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Koichi Sato) Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Koichi Sato)   See fewer
Kenji Sawada
Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House") Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")   See fewer
Reisen Ri
Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House") (as Reisen Lee) Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House") (as Reisen Lee)   See fewer
Setsuko Karasuma
Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House") Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")   See fewer
Tadanori Yokoo
Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House") Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")   See fewer
Yasuaki Kurata
Takei (segment "Kyoko's House") Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")   See fewer
Mitsuru Hirata
Thug (segment "Kyoko's House") Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")   See fewer
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Isao (segment "Runaway Horses") Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")   See fewer
Hiroshi Katsuno
Lt. Hori (segment "Runaway Horses") Lt. Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")   See fewer
Naoya Makoto
Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses") Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")   See fewer
Kunihiko Ida
Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Hiroki Ida) Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Hiroki Ida)   See fewer
Jun Negami
Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses") Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")   See fewer
Ryô Ikebe
Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Ryo Ikebe) Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses") (as Ryo Ikebe)   See fewer
Toshio Hosokawa
'Rokumeikan' Producer 'Rokumeikan' Producer   See fewer
Hideo Fukuhara
Military Doctor Military Doctor   See fewer
Yosuke Mizuno
'Yukoku' Producer 'Yukoku' Producer   See fewer
Eimei Esumi
Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp   See fewer
Minoru Hodaka
Ichigaya Colonel Ichigaya Colonel   See fewer
Shôichirô Sakata
Isao's Classmate (as Shoichiro Sakata) Isao's Classmate (as Shoichiro Sakata)   See fewer
Alan Poul
American Reporter (as Alan Mark Poul) American Reporter (as Alan Mark Poul)   See fewer
Ren Ebata
Reporter #1 Reporter #1   See fewer
Yasuhiro Arai
Reporter #2 Reporter #2   See fewer
Fumio Mizushima
Reporter #3 Reporter #3   See fewer
Shinji Miura
Pavilion Acolyte Pavilion Acolyte   See fewer
Yuichi Sato
Student Student   See fewer
Sachiko Akagi
Thug's Girlfriend Thug's Girlfriend   See fewer
Mami Okamoto
Juliet Juliet   See fewer
Atsushi Takayama
Interrogation Policeman Interrogation Policeman   See fewer
Kimiko Itô
Grandmother's Nurse (as Kimiko Ito) Grandmother's Nurse (as Kimiko Ito)   See fewer
Kojiro Oka
First MP First MP   See fewer
Tatsuya Hiragaki
Actor #1 Actor #1   See fewer
Shinichi Nosaka
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Sachiko Hidari
Osamu's Mother Osamu's Mother   See fewer
Chishû Ryû
A Monk (uncredited) A Monk (uncredited)   See fewer
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