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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
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.
1985 · Directed by Paul Schrader · 121 min · Drama · 29 frames
Tagline
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
Crew
- Screenplay: Jun Shiragi, Chieko Schrader
- Written by: Paul Schrader, Leonard Schrader, Chieko Schrader
- Cinematography: John Bailey
- Edited by: Michael Chandler, Tomoyo Oshima
- Music: Philip Glass
- Production design: Eiko Ishioka
- Produced by: Tom Luddy, Mataichirô Yamamoto
Cast
- Ken Ogata as Yukio Mishima
- Masayuki Shionoya as Morita
- Hiroshi Mikami as Cadet #1
- 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
- Masato Aizawa as Mishima, Age 9-14
- Yuki Nagahara as Mishima, Age 5
Production
- Country: Japan, United States of America
- Language: English, Japanese
- Studios: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope, Filmlink International
- Budget: $5,000,000
- Box office: $502,758
- Themes: suicide, identity, patriotism, nationalism, coup d'etat, author, art, lgbt, gay theme, four chapters
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