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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

On November 25, 1970, Japan's greatest author Yukio Mishima commited an act that shocked the literary world...

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Paul Schrader

Synopsis

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the events of 25th November 1970.

Actors

Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Yukio Mishima (segment "November 25, 1970")
Go Riju
Go Riju
Mishima, age 18-19 (segment "Flashbacks")
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
Morita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Hiroshi Mikami
Hiroshi Mikami
Cadet #1 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
General Mashita (segment "November 25, 1970")
Masato Aizawa
Masato Aizawa
Mishima - age 9-14 (segment "Flashbacks")
Junya Fukuda
Junya Fukuda
Cadet #2 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Shigeto Tachihara
Shigeto Tachihara
Cadet #3 (segment "November 25, 1970")
Yuki Nagahara
Yuki Nagahara
Mishima, age 5 (segment "Flashbacks")
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Literary Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Yuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume
Dancing Friend (segment "Flashbacks")
Haruko Katô
Haruko Katô
Grandmother (segment "Flashbacks")
Yasosuke Bando
Yasosuke Bando
Mizoguchi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda
Mariko (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Naomi Oki
Naomi Oki
First Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Miki Takakura
Miki Takakura
Second Girl (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
Imari Tsujikoichi Sato
Madame (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion") (as Imari Tsuji)
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Kashiwagi (segment "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion")
Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
Osamu (segment "Kyoko's House")
Reisen Ri
Reisen Ri
Kiyomi (segment "Kyoko's House")
Setsuko Karasuma
Setsuko Karasuma
Mitsuko (segment "Kyoko's House")
Tadanori Yokoo
Tadanori Yokoo
Natsuo (segment "Kyoko's House")
Yasuaki Kurata
Yasuaki Kurata
Takei (segment "Kyoko's House")
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Thug (segment "Kyoko's House")
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Isao (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroshi Katsuno
Hiroshi Katsuno
Lieutenant Hori (segment "Runaway Horses")
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto
Kendo Instructor (segment "Runaway Horses")
Hiroki Ida
Hiroki Ida
Izutsu (segment "Runaway Horses")
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
Kurahara (segment "Runaway Horses")
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Interrogator (segment "Runaway Horses")
Toshio Hosokawa
Toshio Hosokawa
'Rokumeikan' Producer
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara
Military Doctor
Yosuke Mizuno
Yosuke Mizuno
'Yukoku' Producer
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Ichigaya Aide-de-Camp
Minoru Hodaka
Minoru Hodaka
Ichigaya Colonel
Shôichirô Sakata
Shôichirô Sakata
Isao's Classmate
Alan Poul
Alan Poul
American Reporter (as Alan Mark Poul)
Ren Ebata
Ren Ebata
Reporter #1
Yasuhiro Arai
Yasuhiro Arai
Reporter #2
Fumio Mizushima
Fumio Mizushima
Reporter #3
Shinji Miura
Shinji Miura
Pavilion Acolyte
Sachiko Akagi
Sachiko Akagi
Thug's Girl Friend
Tsutomu Harada
Tsutomu Harada
Romeo
Mami Okamoto
Mami Okamoto
Juliet
Atsushi Takayama
Atsushi Takayama
Interrogation Policeman
Kimiko Ito
Kimiko Ito
Grandmother's Nurse
Kojiro Oka
Kojiro Oka
First MP
Tatsuya Hiragaki
Tatsuya Hiragaki
Actor #1
Shinichi Nosaka
Shinichi Nosaka
Policeman
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Osamu's Mother
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Narrator (voice)
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
A monk (uncredited)
Naoko Ôtani
Naoko Ôtani
Mother (segment
Yuichi Sato
Yuichi Sato
Student

Crews

Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Director
Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader
Writer
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
George Lucas
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Chieko Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Script
Jun Shiragi
Jun Shiragi
Scenario Writer
Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima
Novel
Leonard Schrader
Leonard Schrader
Writer
Yosuke Mizuno
Yosuke Mizuno
Line Producer
Tom Luddy
Tom Luddy
Producer
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
John Bailey
John Bailey
Director of Photography
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
Editor
Tomoyo Ōshima
Tomoyo Ōshima
Editor
Eiko Ishioka
Eiko Ishioka
Production Design
Eiko Ishioka
Eiko Ishioka
Costume Design
Kazuo Takenaka
Kazuo Takenaka
Art Direction
Kyoji Sasaki
Kyoji Sasaki
Set Decoration
Etsuko Yagyu
Etsuko Yagyu
Costume Design
Noriyo Ida
Noriyo Ida
Makeup Artist
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Yasuhiro Kawaguchi
Makeup Artist
Masayuki Okubi
Masayuki Okubi
Makeup Artist
Junji Ota
Junji Ota
Hairstylist
Tom Bellfort
Tom Bellfort
Sound Editor
Gary Clayton
Gary Clayton
Sound Editor
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross
Sound Editor
Leslie Shatz
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Leslie Shatz
Leslie Shatz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Giorgio Venturoli
Giorgio Venturoli
Sound Editor
Jeff Kliment
Jeff Kliment
Sound Editor
Catherine Craig
Catherine Craig
Visual Effects
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer
Chieko Schrader
Chieko Schrader
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Yukio Mishima - Samurai Warrior Spirit
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Posters and backgrounds

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