Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

On November 25, 1970, Japan's most celebrated writer, Yukio Mishima, shocked the world.

Movie · Drama · 2h 1m · Rated 7.8/10 on TMDB · Released September 20, 1985

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.

Directed by Paul Schrader

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
• Kyuzo Kobayashi as Literary Friend
• Yuki Kitazume as Dancing Friend

More like this

• Before Night Falls (2000)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Fight Club (1999)
• The Double (2014)
• Taboo (1999)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
• Flow (1996)
• A Dry White Season (1989)
• Lust for Life (1956)
• Apt Pupil (1998)
• Modigliani (2004)

Movie and show details come from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.