

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Movie · 2h 1m · R
Drama
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
84/100
Key crew
- Paul SchraderWriter
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Leonard SchraderWriter
- Paul SchraderDirector
- Chieko SchraderWriter
- Jun ShiragiScreenplay
- Chieko SchraderScreenplay
Cast
- Ken OgataYukio Mishima
- Kenji SawadaOsamu
- Bandō Mitsugorō XMizoguchi
- Toshiyuki NagashimaIsao
- Masayuki ShionoyaMorita
- Hiroshi MikamiCadet #1
- Junya FukudaCadet #2
- Yuu TokuiCadet #3
- Junkichi OrimotoGeneral Mashita
- Naoko OhtaniMother
- Go RijuMishima, age 18-19
- Masato AizawaMishima, age 9-14
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Themes
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