Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985, Film, 120 min, Biography, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 75
On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.
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
Cast
- Ken Ogata as Yukio Mishima
- Masayuki Shionoya as Morita
- Hiroshi Mikami as Cadet #1
- Junya Fukuda as Cadet #2
- Shigeto Tachihara as Cadet #3
- Junkichi Orimoto as General Mashita
- Naoko Ôtani as Mother
- Gō Rijū as Mishima, Age 18-19
- Masato Aizawa as Mishima, Age 9-14
- Yuki Nagahara as Mishima, Age 5
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