Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
7.8(357) 1985-09-20 121 minDrama
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.
DirectorPaul Schrader
WriterPaul Schrader
WriterLeonard Schrader
ProducerTom Luddy
Original Music ComposerPhilip Glass
WriterChieko Schrader
ProducerMataichirô Yamamoto
ScreenplayJun Shiragi
Cast & characters
Ken Ogata
as Yukio Mishima
Kenji Sawada
as Osamu
Bandō Mitsugorō X
as Mizoguchi
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Isao
Masayuki Shionoya
as Morita
Hiroshi Mikami
as Cadet #1
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Junya Fukuda
as Cadet #2
Yuu Tokui
as Cadet #3
Junkichi Orimoto
as General Mashita
Naoko Ohtani
as Mother
Go Riju
as Mishima, age 18-19
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Masato Aizawa
as Mishima, age 9-14
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Yuki Nagahara
as Mishima, age 5
Kyuzo Kobayashi
as Literary Friend
Yuki Kitazume
as Dancing Friend
Haruko Katō
as Grandmother
Hisako Manda
as Mariko
Naomi Oki
as First Girl
Miki Takakura
as Second Girl
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Imari Tsuji
as Madame
Koichi Sato
as Kashiwagi
Reisen Ri
as Kiyomi
Setsuko Karasuma
as Mitsuko
Tadanori Yokoo
as Natsuo
