Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985/09/20 • $5,000,000 • Released • English, Japanese

Drama
7.8
2h 1m

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.

Director : Paul Schrader

Casts
Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Yukio Mishima

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Osamu

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Mizoguchi

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Isao

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Morita

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Cadet #1

Junya Fukuda

Cadet #2

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Cadet #3

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

General Mashita

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Mother

Go Riju

Go Riju

Mishima, age 18-19

Masato Aizawa

Mishima, age 9-14

Yuki Nagahara

Mishima, age 5

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Kyuzo Kobayashi

Literary Friend

Yuki Kitazume

Yuki Kitazume

Dancing Friend

Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Grandmother

Hisako Manda

Hisako Manda

Mariko

Naomi Oki

Naomi Oki

First Girl

Miki Takakura

Miki Takakura

Second Girl

Imari Tsuji

Madame

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Kashiwagi

Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri

Kiyomi

Setsuko Karasuma

Setsuko Karasuma

Mitsuko

Tadanori Yokoo

Tadanori Yokoo

Natsuo

Yasuaki Kurata

Yasuaki Kurata

Takei

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Thug

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Lt. Hori

Naoya Makoto

Naoya Makoto

Kendo Instructor

Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida

Izutsu

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Kurahara

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Interrogator

Toshio Hosokawa

"Rokumeikan" Producer

Hideo Fukuhara

Military Doctor

Yosuke Mizuno

"Yukoku" Producer

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp

Minoru Hodaka

Minoru Hodaka

Ichigaya Colonel

Masahiko Sakata

Masahiko Sakata

Isao's Classmate

Alan Poul

Alan Poul

American Reporter

Ren Ebata

Reporter #1

Yasuhiro Arai

Reporter #2

Fumio Mizushima

Reporter #3

Shinji Miura

Pavilion Acolyte

Yuichi Sato

Student

Sachiko Akagi

Thug's Girlfriend

Riki Harada

Riki Harada

Romeo

Mami Okamoto

Juliet

Atsushi Takayama

Interrogation Policeman

Kimiko Ito

Grandmother's Nurse

Kojiro Oka

Kojiro Oka

First MP

Tatsuya Hiragaki

Actor #1

Shinichi Nosaka

Policeman

Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osamu's Mother

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