On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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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.
- Directed by
- Paul Schrader
- Written by
- Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Yukio Mishima
Cast
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui
Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita
Naoko Ohtani
Mother
Go Riju
Mishima, Age 18-19
Masato Aizawa
Mishima, Age 9-14
Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, Age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume
Dancing Friend
Haruko Katou
Grandmother
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Mizoguchi
Hisako Manda
Mariko
Naomi Oki
First Girl
Details
- Released
- September 20, 1985
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $502,758
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