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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, Metacritic 84/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 92% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic84/100
367 audience votes
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
suicideidentitypatriotismnationalismcoup d'etatauthorartlgbtgay themefour chapters
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