Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985/09/20 (US) | Drama
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.
Paul Schrader
Director
Lead Cast
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
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Masato Aizawa
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
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Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Budget
$ 5,000,000
Revenue
$ 502,758
Status
Released
Production Company
- Lucasfilm Ltd.
- American Zoetrope
- Filmlink International
Crews
Jun Shiragi
Scenario Writer
Paul Schrader
Writer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Yukio Mishima
Novel
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Tom Luddy
Producer